Publications
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descriptive epidemiology of creutzfeldt-jakob disease in chile. | descriptive epidemiological data are presented from a survey of 35 cases of creutzfeldt-jakob disease (cjd) that occurred in chile in the period 1955 to 1977. the average mortality in chile (0.31 deaths per 1 million) and in urban santiago (0.73 deaths per 1 million) is compared with data reported from other countries. an increasing incidence in recent years is probably related to a greater awareness of the disease. the familial occurrence of cjd in nine patients from five affected families is d ... | 1980 | 6985793 |