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The prevalence of Behçet's disease in the north of Jordan: a hospital-based epidemiological survey.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Madanat Wafa Y, Alawneh Khaldoon M, Smadi Mahmoud M, Saadeh Salwa S, Omari Muntasser M, Bani Hani Anas B, Yazici Hasan
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OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of Behçet's disease (BD) in Jordan, with the additional aim of comparing this prevalence among hospital workers in other geographical areas. METHODS: In the first stage of our survey, 2,569 employees from 6 hospitals in north Jordan were interviewed using a screening questionnaire to identify individuals with recurrent oral ulcers (ROU), a previous diagnosis of BD (PDBD)...
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