How can we predict the risk of relapse in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis? Comment on the article by Walsh et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3057-3058

  Schönermarck, Ulf ^a   Rau, Simon ^a   Fischereder, Michael ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI PROTEINASE 3; CD20 ANTIBODY; CREATININE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

ANTI-NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84865651802     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.34590     Document Type: Letter

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