Prevalence of Behçet's disease in the province of Brescia in northern Italy

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages S176-

  Cartella, S ^a   Filippini, M ^a   Tincani, A ^a   Airò, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B51 ANTIGEN;

BEHCET DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; LETTER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIGRANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907504001     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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