Survey and Validation of the Criteria for Behcet's Disease Recently Used in Korea: A Suggestion for Modification of the International Study Group Criteria

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-92

  Chang, Hyun Kyu ^a   Kim, Seung Yong ^b  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behcet's Syndrome; Criteria; Diagnosis; Sensitivity and Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHCET DISEASE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLASSIFICATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KOREA; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

BEHCET SYNDROME; BIBLIOMETRICS; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; KOREA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0141889606     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.1.88     Document Type: Review

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