Familial sarcoidosis in Finland and Hokkaido, Japan - A comparative study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 408-412

  Pietinalho, A ^a,c   Ohmichi, M ^b   Hirasawa, M ^b   Hiraga, Y ^b   Lofroos A B ^a   Selroos, O ^a  

^a Mjolbolsta Hospital   (Finland)

^b Sapporo Tetsudo JR Hospital   (Japan)

^c Hengitys ja Terveys ry   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0032993499     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.1999.0579     Document Type: Article

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