The historical concept of interrelated conditions grouped together as a family of distinct diseases is not outdated: Comment on the article by Baeten et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2214-2215

  Zeidler, Henning ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIARRHEA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHRITIDES; URETHRITIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; SPINE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 84881364929     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.37980     Document Type: Letter

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