Predictive role of capillaroscopic skin ulcer risk index in systemic sclerosis: A multicentre validation study

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-70

  Sebastiani, M ^a   Manfredi, A ^a   Vukatana, G ^b   Moscatelli, S ^c   Riato, L ^d   Bocci, M ^e   Iudici, M ^f   Principato, A ^g   Mazzuca, S ^h   Del Medico, P ⁱ   De Angelis, R ^j   D'Amico, R ^a   Vicini, R ^a   Colaci, M ^a   Ferri, Clodoveo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^h PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Civitanova Marche Hospital   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PROSTANOID;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPIC SKIN ULCER RISK INDEX; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCLERODERMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN ULCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CAPILLARIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 82955177099     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200022     Document Type: Article

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