Nailfold capillary patterns in healthy subjects: A real issue in capillaroscopy

Microvascular Research

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-95

  Ingegnoli, Francesca ^a   Gualtierotti, Roberta ^a   Lubatti, Chiara ^a   Bertolazzi, Chiara ^b   Gutierrez, Marwin ^b   Boracchi, Patrizia ^a   Fornili, Marco ^a   De Angelis, Rossella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; MALE; NAIL; NAIL FOLD CAPILLARY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPILLARIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888440935     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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