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The prevalence of Behçet’s disease above the age of 10 years The results of a pilot study conducted at the Park Primary Health Care Center in Ankara, Turkey

A. Idil Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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A. Gürler Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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A. Boyvat Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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D. Çaliskan Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ö. Özdemir Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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A. Isik Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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A. Tunçbilek Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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P. Koçyigit Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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E. Çalikoglu Multidisciplinary Behcet’s Disease Centre, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 325-331 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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