Chikungunya, the emerging migratory rheumatism

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 509-510

  Javelle, Emilie ^a   Gautret, Philippe ^a   Simon, Fabrice ^a  

^a LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ARTHRALGIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHIKUNGUNYA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIOSTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; COMPLICATION;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; HUMANS;

EID: 84928165093     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)70150-7     Document Type: Letter

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