Incidence, prevalence and clinical characteristics of Behçet's disease in southern Sweden

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 304-310

  Mohammad, Aladdin ^a,b   Mandl, Thomas ^a,b   Sturfelt, Gunnar ^a,b   Segelmark, Mårten ^c,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Population based study; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SWEDEN; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHCET SYNDROME; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873878941     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes249     Document Type: Article

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