Rheumatoid arthritis in an Icelandic textbook from 1782

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 134-137

  Jonsson H ^a   Helgason, J ^b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

history; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030006928     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749609080002     Document Type: Article

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