Population-based epidemiologic study of Wilson's disease in Taiwan

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 830-833

  Lai, C H ^a   Tseng, H F ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Population based; Prevalence; Taiwan; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; WILSON DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952529064     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02946.x     Document Type: Article

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