Sjögren's syndrome: A population based study of prevalence in Greece. The ESORDIG study

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1240-1241

  Trontzas, P I ^a,c   Andrianakos, A A ^b  

^a 3rd IKA Hospital   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Foundation for Rheumatological Research   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GREECE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SEX DIFFERENCE; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 23444432883     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.031021     Document Type: Article

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