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Epidemiology of Behçet’s Disease in Asian Countries and Japan

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Kaneko, F., Nakamura, K., Sato, M., Tojo, M., Zheng, X., Zhang, JZ. (2004). Epidemiology of Behçet’s Disease in Asian Countries and Japan. In: Zouboulis, C.C. (eds) Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 528. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48382-3_4

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