Prevalence of Behçet's disease in Istanbul, Turkey

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 803-806

  Azizlerli, Gülsevim ^a   Köse, Afet Akdaǧ ^a   Sarica, Rifkiye ^a   Gül, Ahmet ^a   Tutkun, Ilknur Tuǧal ^a   Kulaç, Mustafa ^a   Tunç, Recep ^a,b   Urgancioǧlu, Meri ^a   Dişçi, Rian ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING; SKIN TEST; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0142186790     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01893.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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