Familial mediterranean fever in Arab children: The high prevalence and gene frequency

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 540-544

  Rawashdeh, M O ^a   Majeed, H A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Arab children; Familial Mediterranean fever; Genetics; Recurrent abdominal pain

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029681944     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01957901     Document Type: Article

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