Systemic lupus erythematosus: The first Italian prevalence study;Lupus eritematoso sistemico: Primo studio Italiano di prevalenza

Reumatismo

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Benucci, Maurizio ^a   Li Gobbi, F ^a   Del Rosso, A ^b   Manfredi, M ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Endocrinologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lupus screening questionnaire; Prevalence study; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 27644507961     PISSN: 00487449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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