title: Novel aspects in the epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of connective tissue diseases. Introduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. Oliver.Distler@usz.ch
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Distler
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Müller-Ladner
mesh_terms: D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence