Outcome in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myositis: Morbidity and mortality

Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-26

  Sultan, S M ^a,b   Ioannou, Y ^a   Moss, K ^a   Isenberg, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Arthur Stanley House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Idiopathic myositis; Morbidity; Mortality; SF 36; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYOSITIS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0036108902     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/41.1.22     Document Type: Article

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