Epidemiology of Behcet's disease in Thai patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages

  Arromdee, Emvalee ^a   Tanakitivirul, Maneerat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Epidemiology; Thai patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENITAL ULCER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOUTH ULCER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASCULAR LESION;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; ORAL ULCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

EID: 33846665917     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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