Detection and modification of risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A quality improvement study

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 435-440

  Bruce, I N ^a   Gladman, D D ^a   Urowitz, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Quality improvement; Risk factors; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CUSHING DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREDNISONE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0031826491     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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