Seasonal variation of the onset of presentations in stage 1 sarcoidosis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1443-1450

  Demirkok, Sevtap Sipahi ^a,d   Basaranoglu, M ^b   Akbilgic, O ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MIMAR SINAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Sarcoidosis; Seasonality; Stage 1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOIDOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33749870157     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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