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

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, cilt.22, sa.4, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2004
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.