The prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in Lithuania: The lowest rate in Northern Europe

Lupus

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 544-546

  Dadoniene, Jolanta ^a   Adomaviciute, D ^a   Rugiene, R ^a   Luksiene, A ^a   Venalis, A ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lithuania; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33747893959     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203306lu2319xx     Document Type: Article

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