Clinical correlations of hypocomplementaemia in systemic sclerosis: An analysis of the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research group (EUSTAR) database

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-246

  Foocharoen, C ^a   Distler, O ^b   Becker, M ^c   Muller Ladner U ^d   Von Muhlen C ^e   Leuchten, N ^f   Walker, U A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Rheuma Clinic   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4;

ADULT; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINGER ULCER; HUMAN; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; JOINT CONTRACTURE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 84860586070     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2011.641583     Document Type: Letter

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