Prevalence and demographic characteristics of Behcet disease in Colombia : data from the national health registry 2012-2016
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2019-10-29Les auteurs
Fernández Avila, Daniel GerardoRincón Riaño, Diana N.
Bernal Macías, Santiago
Gutiérrez Dávila, Juan M.
Rosselli, Diego
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística
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Artículo de revista
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0172-8172 / 1437-160X (Electrónico)
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17-20
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Prevalence and demographic characteristics of Behcet disease in Colombia: data from the national health registry 2012-2016.Abstrait
To estimate prevalence and describe the main demographic characteristics of Behcet disease in Colombia. Cross-sectional
study, based on ofcial Ministry of Health registry data. 523 cases of Behcet disease (ICD-10 code: M352) were reported
between 2012 and 2016, for a prevalence in people over 18 years old of 1.10 per 100,000 inhabitants, of which 68% are
women, with a female-to-male ratio of 2.2:1, with greater prevalence within the 45–49 age group. This is the frst study that
shows demographic and epidemiological information on Behcet disease in Colombia. Prevalence seems to be low when
compared with other similar studies in the region.
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ColombiaLien vers la ressource
https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.javeriana.edu.co/article/10.1007/s00296-019-04466-7Origine
Rheumatology International; Vol. 40 Núm. 1 (2020)
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