The mode of presentation of sarcoidosis in Finland and Hokkaido, Japan. A comparative analysis of 571 Finnish and 686 Japanese patients

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-166

  Pietinalho, Anne ^a   Ohmichi, Mitsuhide ^b   Hiraga, Yomei ^b   Löfroos, Ann Britt ^b   Selroos, Olof ^b  

^a Mjolbolsta Hospital   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ACE; Chest radiographs; Clinical manifestations; Erythema nodosum; Lung function; Presenting symptoms; Sarcoidosis; Smoking; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; FINLAND; HUMAN; JAPAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MASS CHEST X-RAY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0029784335     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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