Systemic lupus erythematosus: A combined deficiency disease

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 922-924

  Leung, Lit Hung ^a,b  

^a Hong Kong Baptist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; COENZYME A; HYDRALAZINE; ISONIAZID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PROCAINAMIDE; SEX HORMONE; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; GENE MUTATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SHORT SURVEY; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PROTEA;

EID: 2542483706     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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