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

Vitali, Claudio; Bombardieri, Stefano; M. Moutsopoulos, Haralampos; Balestrieri, Genesio; Bencivelli, Walter; M. Bernstein, Robert; B. Bjerrum, Kirsten; Braga, Susanna; Coll, Joaquin; De Vita, Salvatore; A. Drosos, Alexandros; Ehrenfeld, Michael; Y. Hatron, Pierre; M. Hay, Elaine; A. Isenberg, David; Janin, Anne; R. Kalden, Joachim; Kater, Louis; T. Konttinen, Yrjö; J. Maddison, Peter; N. Maini, Ravinder; Manthorpe, Rolf; Meyer, Olivier; Ostuni, Pierantonio; Pennec, Yvon; U. Prause, Jan; Richards, Andrea; Sauvezie, Bernard; Schiødt, Morten; Sciuto, Maria; Scully, Crispian; Shoenfeld, Yehuda; N. Skopouli, Fotini; S. Smolen, Josef; L. Snaith, Michael; Tishler, Moshe; Todesco, Silvano; Valesini, Guido; J. W. 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

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Authors:

Claudio Vitali

Stefano Bombardieri

Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos

Abstract

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 th...

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