Epidemiology of primary systemic vasculitis in the Australian Capital Territory and south-eastern New South Wales

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 816-823

  Ormerod, A S ^a   Cook, M C ^b,c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Epidemiology; Polyarteritis; Systemic vasculitis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; VASCULITIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649236077     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01672.x     Document Type: Article

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