Prevalence of systemic sclerosis in Split-Dalmatia county in Southern Croatia

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-421

  Radić, Mislav ^a   Kaliterna, Dušanka Martinović ^a   Fabijanić, Damir ^a   Radić, Josipa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Prevalence; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 77950866637     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1341-6     Document Type: Article

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