The prevalence of familial Mediterranean fever in the Turkish province of Denizli: A field study with a zero patient design

Cobankara V., Fidan G., Turk T., Zencir M., Colakoglul M., Ozen S.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.22, no.4, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective. This study had two aims: (1) to investigate the prevalence familial Mediterranean fever (IMF) and Behcet's disease (BD) in school students in Denizli, a province in western Turkey; and (2) to determine whether the previously suggested "zero patient design" was reliable for use in a prevalence surveys.