Clinical spectrum and diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus in the Republic of Ireland

Medical Science Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 769-771

  Wall, J Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Ireland; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0032722213     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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