Infection-related morbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus: A clinico-epidemiological study from northern India

Rheumatology International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-3

  Shyam, C ^a,b   Malaviya, A N ^a,c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Kuwait University ^*  (India)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; India; Morbidity; Retrospective cohort study; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029888138     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01419946     Document Type: Article

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