Annual incidence and mortality of bullous pemphigoid in the Grampian Region of North-east Scotland

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 424-427

  Gudi, Venkat S ^a   White, M I ^a   Cruickshank, N ^a   Herriot, R ^a   Edwards, S L ^a   Nimmot, F ^b   Ormerod, A D ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullous pemphigoid; Carstairs deprivation index; Grampian; Incidence; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 24144459602     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06662.x     Document Type: Article

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