Prevalence of Behçet's disease in Istanbul, Turkey.


Azizlerli G., Kose A., Sarica R., Gul A., Tutkun I., KULAC M., ...Daha Fazla

International journal of dermatology, cilt.42, sa.10, ss.803-6, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background The prevalence of Behcet's disease (BID) is much higher in countries along the ancient Silk Route, extending from Japan to Mediterranean countries including Turkey, than in northern Europe and the USA. Three previous epidemiologic surveys have been carried out in different regions of Turkey.