Pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus among Nigerians

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 699-703

  Adelowo, O O ^a,b   Oguntona, S A ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigerians; Pattern; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ARTHRALGIA; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349192711     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1139-6     Document Type: Article

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