Systemic lupus erythematosus in Malaysia: A study of 539 patients and comparison of prevalence and disease expression in different racial and gender groups

Lupus

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 248-253

  Wang, F ^a   Wang, Choon Lee ^a,b   Tan, C T ^a   Manivasagar, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Disease expression; Gender; Malaysia; Racial groups; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030890283     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096120339700600306     Document Type: Article

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