History and diagnosis

Behçet's Syndrome

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 7-33

  Barnes, Colin G ^a,b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphthous ulceration; Beh et's disease; Beh et's syndrome; Classification; Diagnostic criteria; Pathergy; Vasculitis; Vasculopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 83955161150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5641-5_2     Document Type: Chapter

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