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. 1980 Apr 26;280(6222):1105–1107. doi: 10.1136/bmj.280.6222.1105

Paget's disease of bone: the Lancashire focus.

D J Barker, A T Chamberlain, P B Guyer, M J Gardner
PMCID: PMC1601242  PMID: 7388425

Abstract

The radiological prevalence of Paget's disease of bone has been studied in 31 towns in Britain. A remarkably localised area of high prevalence has been shown in Lancashire. Although environmental influences seem dominant in the aetiology of the disease, no hypothesis about the environmental cause of the Lancashire focus can be advanced.

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