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. 2000 Feb;59(2):141–142. doi: 10.1136/ard.59.2.141

The relative prevalence of dermatomyositis and polymyositis in Europe exhibits a latitudinal gradient

G Hengstman 1, W J van Venrooij 1, J Vencovsky 1, H Moutsopoulos 1, B G M van Engelen 1
PMCID: PMC1753065  PMID: 10666171

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Relative prevalence of DM (DM/DM+PM) as a function of the geographical latitude. DM: dermatomyositis; PM: polymyositis; GR: Greece; I: Italy; SLO: Slovenia; CZ: Czech Republic; UK: United Kingdom; NL: the Netherlands; S: Sweden; FIN: Finland; ICE: Iceland.

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