Association between physician volume and in-hospital mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1646-1654

  Ward, Michael M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; NEW YORK; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20744433217     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21053     Document Type: Article

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