Retinal venular calibre is increased in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease: A case-control study

Current Eye Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 685-690

  Okada, Mali ^a   Wong, Tien Y ^a,b   Kawasaki, Ryo ^a   Baharuddin, Norasyiqin Binti ^a   Colville, Deb ^a   Buchanan, Russell ^a   Savige, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Autoimmune rheumatic disease; Microvasculature; Retinal vascular caliber; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA VENULE CALIBER; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOIMMUNITY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL VEIN; VENULES;

EID: 84877599497     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2012.754046     Document Type: Article

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