title: Incidence of Perthes' disease in Uppsala, Sweden.
abstract: The annual incidence of Perthes' disease in Uppsala County, Sweden, was computed for the years 1978-1989 and further analyzed as regards age and sex distribution. The annual incidence was 8.5 per 100,000 in children 0-14 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rehnberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology