Incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Taiwan: A prospective 10-year surveillance

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 341-347

  Lu, Chien Jung ^a   Sun, Yu ^a   Chen, Shun Sheng ^a,b  

^a EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; Epidemiology; Ethnic Chinese; Genotype; Incidence

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; PRION PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953230766     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9446-4     Document Type: Article

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