Prevalence of Behcet's disease among adult patients consulting three major clinics in a Druze town in Israel

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1163-1166

  Klein, Pinchas ^a   Weinberger, Abraham ^a   Altmann, Vered Jean ^c   Halabi, Salim ^c   Fachereldeen, Saeed ^c   Krause, Ilan ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Druze; Epidemiology; Oral ulcers; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79952109052     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1472-9     Document Type: Article

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