Prevalence of antinuclear antibodies in schoolchildren during puberty and possible relationship with musculoskeletal pain: A longitudinal study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1405-1408

  Sperotto, Francesca ^a   Cuffaro, Giorgio ^a   Brachi, Sara ^a   Seguso, Mara ^a   Zulian, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antinuclear antibodies; Musculoskeletal pain; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84903705829     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130948     Document Type: Article

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