Less disease severity and favorable prognosis are associated with postmenopausal systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Rheumatology International

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 535-538

  Deng, Xiao Li ^a   Liu, Xiang Yuan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Postmenopause onset; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; ONSET AGE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; COMPLEMENT C3; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-GLOBULINS; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61449146202     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0724-3     Document Type: Article

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