Prevalence and incidence of dermatitis herpetiformis: A 40-year prospective study from Finland

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 354-359

  Salmi, T T ^a   Hervonen, K ^a,b   Kautiainen, H ^c,d   Collin, P ^a   Reunala, T ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c CENTRAL FINLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960508056     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10385.x     Document Type: Article

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