Diagnostic Utility of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study

Lung

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 91-95

  Ungprasert, Patompong ^a   Carmona, Eva M ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   Matteson, Eric L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Clinical epidemiology; Diagnostic testing; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SARCOIDOSIS; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SARCOIDOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957842933     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: 14321750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-015-9826-3     Document Type: Article

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