Juvenile arthritis - Who gets it, where and when? A review of current data on incidence and prevalence

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-374

  Andersson Gäre, Boel ^a  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Juvenile chronic arthritis; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0006387161     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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