| Literature DB >> 7107279 |
Abstract
An epidemiologic study of connective tissue diseases (scleroderma, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis) performed from 1973 to 1976 in Japanese university hospitals is reported. Data from 32 of 48 university hospitals revealed that a total of 659 cases were collected. There were 396 cases of progressive systemic sclerosis, 178 cases of dermatomyositis, and 85 cases of polymyositis. The following points were analyzed: relationship of regional incidence, sex, initial symptoms, laboratory findings, and statistical analysis of autopsies.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7107279
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hautarzt ISSN: 0017-8470 Impact factor: 0.751