Incidence and Prevalence of Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Literature Review

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-235

  Chifflot, Hélène ^a   Fautrel, Bruno ^b   Sordet, Christelle ^a   Chatelus, Emmanuel ^a   Sibilia, Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

epidemiology; incidence; prevalence; systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 38349097387     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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