Epidemiology of adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in a U.S. managed care plan

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 676-683

  Furst, Daniel E ^a   Amato, Anthony A ^b   Iorga, Şerban R ^c   Gajria, Kavita ^d   Fernandes, Ancilla W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OPTUM   (United States)

^d MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies; Incidence; Managed care; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MYOSITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859753182     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23302     Document Type: Article

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