Synchronous variations of the incidence of arteritis temporalis and polymyalgia rheumatica in different regions of Denmark; Association with epidemics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection;Synkrone variationer i incidens af arteritis temporalis og polymyalgia rheumatica i danske amter : Sammenhœng med epidemier af Mycoplasma pneumoniae-infektion

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 159, Issue 26, 1997, Pages 4123-4128

  Elling, Preben ^a   Olsson, Anders Thyge ^a   Elling, Hanne ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SEASON; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

AGED; BIOPSY; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA; REGISTRIES; SEASONS; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0031584283     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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