Incidence of rare systemic rheumatic and connective tissue diseases in Finland

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-84

  Kaipiainen Seppänen, Oili ^a   Aho, Kimmo ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Connective tissue disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; MYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0029801221     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.14843000.x     Document Type: Article

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