Is primary Sjögren's syndrome an orphan disease? A critical appraisal of prevalence studies in Europe

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e25-

  Cornec, Divi ^a   Chiche, Laurent ^b  

^a Service de Rhumatologie CHRU Brest ESPRI ERI29   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN EUROPEAN STUDY GROUP; CASE FINDING; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EUROPE; FRANCE; GREECE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SJOEGREN SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRE; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; RARE DISEASES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EUROPE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RARE DISEASES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 84922389408     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206860     Document Type: Letter

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