Frequent use of the emergency department among persons with systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 401-408

  Panopalis, Pantelis ^a   Gillis, Joann Zell ^a   Yazdany, Jinoos ^a   Trupin, Laura ^a   Hersh, Aimee ^a   Julian, Laura ^a   Criswell, Lindsey A ^a   Katz, Patricia ^a   Yelin, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; SAN FRANCISCO; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649195281     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20107     Document Type: Article

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