A comparison of IgM rheumatoid factor by nephelometry and latex methods: Clinical and laboratory significance

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-93

  Wolfe, Frederick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Latex; Nephelometry; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NEPHELOMETRY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84988220729     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790110204     Document Type: Article

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