Incidence and prevalence of different uveitis entities in Finland

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-81

  Päivönsalo Hietanen, Taina ^a   Tuominen, Juhani ^a   Vaahtoranta Lehtonen, Hanna ^a   Saari, K Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endogenous uveitis; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence; Uveitis entities

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IRIDOCYCLITIS; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA; UVEITIS;

EID: 1842289793     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00255.x     Document Type: Article

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