Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in Finland during 1980-1990

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 608-611

  Kaipiainen Seppanen O ^a   Aho, K ^b   Isomaki H ^c   Laakso, M ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0029837061     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.9.608     Document Type: Article

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