European Consensus Lupus Activity Measurement is sensitive to change in disease activity in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-341

  Brunner, Hermine I ^a,d   Silverman, Earl D ^b   Bombardier, Claire ^c   Feldman, Brian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; ECLAM; Lupus; SLE; SLEDAI

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037637422     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.11111     Document Type: Article

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