Relationship between caseload volume and outcome for systemic lupus erythematosus treatment: The experience of Taiwan

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1795-1800

  Wang, Tzu Feng ^a   Lin, Herng Ching ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

In hospital mortality; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Volume outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049123802     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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