A cluster of chilblains in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-191

  Chan, Y ^a   Tang, William Y M ^b   Lam, W Y ^a   Loo, Steven K F ^b   Li, Samantha P S ^a   Au, Angelina W M ^b   Leung, W Y ^b   Kwan, C K ^b   Lo, K K ^b  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chilblains; Cold adverse effects; Fingers; Hypothermia; Toes

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHILDBLAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; SEGMENTED HYALINIZING VASCULITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILBLAINS; CHILD; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WEATHER;

EID: 48749116709     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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