Preliminary criteria for the classification of Sjögren's syndrome. Results of a prospective concerted action supported by the European community

Vitali, Claudio; Bombardieri, Stefano; Μ. Moutsopoulos, Haralampos; Balestrieri, G.; Bencivelli, W.; M. Bernstein, Robert; Bjerrum, K.; Braga, S.; Coll, Joaquı́n; De Vita, Salvatore; A. Drosos, Alexandros; Ehrenfeld, Michael; Hatron, P.Y.; M. Hay, Elaine; Isenberg, David; Janin, Anne; R. Kalden, Joachim; Kater, L; T. Konttinen, Yrjö; J. Maddison, Peter; N. Maini, Ravinder; Manthorpe, R.; Meyer, Olivier; Ostuni, Pierantonio; Pennec, Yvon; Ulrik Prause, Jan; Richards, Andrea; Sauvezie, B; Schiødt, Morten; Elisa Sciuto, Maria; Scully, Crispian; Shoenfeld, Yehuda; N. Skopouli, Fotini; S Smolen, Josef; L Snaith, M; Tishler, Moshe; Todesco, S; Valesini, Guido; J Venables, Patrick; J. Wattiaux, Marie; Youinou, Pierre

doi:10.1002/art.1780360309

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Preliminary criteria for the classification of Sjögren's syndrome. Results of a prospective concerted action supported by the European community

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatism • Mar 1, 1993

Authors:

Claudio Vitali

Stefano Bombardieri

Haralampos Μ. Moutsopoulos

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Different sets of diagnostic criteria have been proposed for Sjögren's syndrome (SS), but none have been validated with a large series of patients or in a multicenter study. We conducted the present study involving 26 centers from 12 countries (11 in Europe, plus Israel), with the goals o...

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Medicine

Multicenter study

Diagnostic test

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