Editorial: Stress echocardiography and cochin risk prediction score for the prediction of pulmonary arterial hypertension in scleroderma: Not yet ready for prime time

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2236-2239

  Coghlan, J Gerry ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

COCHIN RISK PREDICTION SCORE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; NOTE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 84883211706     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.38040     Document Type: Review

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