Incidence of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children in Estonia: A prospective population-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-13

  Pruunsild, C ^a   Uibo, K ^b   Liivamagi H ^c   Tarraste, S ^b   Talvik, T ^c   Pelkonen, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^c TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN; HLA DR1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLYARTHRITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HLA-DR1 ANTIGEN; HLA-DR4 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34147218843     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740601089259     Document Type: Article

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