Avoidable hospitalizations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-168

  Ward, Michael M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; PNEUMONIA; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39449086059     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23346     Document Type: Article

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