Role of community and individual characteristics in physician visits for persons with systemic lupus erythematosus

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 888-895

  Tonner, Chris ^a   Trupin, Laura ^a   Yazdany, Jinoos ^a   Criswell, Lindsey ^a   Katz, Patricia ^a   Yelin, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECIALIZATION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953091854     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20125     Document Type: Article

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