Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 10 , Pages 509-516 , October 2008

Behcet's Disease with Uveitis in Taiwan

  • Yu-Mei Chung

      Affiliations

    • Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yu-Mei Chung, Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ying-Cheng Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei City Hospital Yang-Ming Branch, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chia-Chen Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • De-Feng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 31 March 2008 ,Accepted 23 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70159-X

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 10 , Pages 509-516 , October 2008

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