Sarcoidosis in Singapore: Epidemiology, clinical presentation and ethnic differences

Respirology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-360

  Anantham, Devanand ^a   Ong, Sin Jen ^a   Chuah, Khoon Leong ^a   Fook Chong, Stephanie ^a   Hsu, Ann ^a   Eng, Philip ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Epidemiology; Organ involvement; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SINGAPORE; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; INDIA; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LUNG; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE;

EID: 34547442943     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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