Timing of transition between capillaroscopic patterns in systemic sclerosis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 821-825

  Sulli, Alberto ^a   Pizzorni, Carmen ^a   Smith, Vanessa ^b   Zampogna, Giuseppe ^a   Ravera, Francesca ^a   Cutolo, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUFLOMEDIL; CYCLOSPORIN; PROSTANOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROANGIOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84857764779     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.33463     Document Type: Article

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