Hypothesis: Rubens - One of the first victims of an epidemic of rheumatoid arthritis that started in the 16th-17th century?

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 681-683

  Appelboom, T ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GOUT; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PAINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ART; BELGIUM; HAND MALFORMATION; PUBLIC FIGURE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BELGIUM; FAMOUS PERSONS; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICINE IN ART; PAINTINGS;

EID: 21244457227     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh252     Document Type: Article

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