High incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in Norway

Lupus

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1362-1369

  Lerang, K ^a,b   Gilboe, I ^a   Garen, T ^a   Thelle, D S ^c   Gran, J T ^a,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Resource Centre for Women's Health   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

epidemiology; incidence; prevalence; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867032345     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: 14770962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203312458168     Document Type: Article

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