Reactive arthritis: Characteristics in southern New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1018, 1996, Pages 93-95

  Highton, J ^a,b   Priest, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Wellcome Med Research J Institute   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; ONSET AGE; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RECURRENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030597645     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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