The incidence of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Quebec: A population data-based study

Pediatric Rheumatology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ehrmann Feldman, Debbie ^a   Bernatsky, Sasha ^b   Houde, Michelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANADA; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 71049130788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15460096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-7-20     Document Type: Article

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