Paget's disease of bone in South Africa.
A survey of Paget's disease of bone in Johannesburg South Africa, has revealed a prevalence of 2.4% in whites aged 55 years and over, which is similar to some centres in Europe; it has also revealed an unexpectedly high prevalence of 1.3% among blacks. These findings are discussed in relation to recent concepts of the pathogenesis of Paget's disease.
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X-ray Department, Southampton General Hospital, UK.
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D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D013019:South Africa; D044465:White People