The epidemiology of Wegener's granulomatosis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-92

  Cotch, Mary Frances ^a   Hoffman, Gary S ^b   Yerg, Diane E ^a   Kaufman, Gerald I ^c   Targonski, Paul ^d   Kaslow, Richard A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0030042974     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390112     Document Type: Article

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