Systematic review of the epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus in the asia-pacific region: Prevalence, incidence, clinical features, and mortality

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-168

  Jakes, Rupert W ^a   Bae, Sang Cheol ^b   Louthrenoo, Worawit ^c   Mok, Chi Chiu ^d   Navarra, Sandra V ^e   Kwon, Namhee ^a  

^a Glaxo SmithKline   (Singapore)

^b Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (South Korea)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMBASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; ASIA; MORBIDITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ASIA; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MORBIDITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84858023908     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20683     Document Type: Review

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