Systemic lupus erythematosus: A rarity in West Africa, or a yet to be investigated entity [1]

Lupus

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 924-925

  George, A ^a   Ogunbiyi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

AFRICA; AUTOIMMUNITY; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AFRICA, WESTERN; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 28444490341     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203305lu2190xx     Document Type: Letter

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