Clinical aspects of Behçet's syndrome in Brazil: A review of 16 cases

Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-240

  Tunes, Roberto Santos ^a   Amorim, Renata ^b   Santiago, Mittermayer Barreto ^c  

^a Dental School of Fundação Bahiana para O Desenvolvimento Das Ciências   (Brazil)

^b ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL SANTA IZABEL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beh et's syndrome; Brazil; Clinical features; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 67650245590     PISSN: 0303464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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