The clinical autoimmunologist and the laboratory autoimmunologist: The two sides of the coin

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 766-770

  Tozzoli, Renato ^a   Bizzaro, Nicola ^b  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b S Antonio Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Autoimmunology; Autoimmunology laboratories

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL AUTOIMMUNOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY AUTOIMMUNOLOGIST; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CAREER CHOICE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 84864390569     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: 18730183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2012.02.011     Document Type: Review

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