The prevalence and incidence of biopsy-proven lupus nephritis in the UK: Evidence of an ethnic gradient

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2963-2969

  Patel, Mumtaz ^a   Clarke, Alexandra M ^b   Bruce, Ian N ^b   Symmons, Deborah P M ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749328206     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22079     Document Type: Article

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