All-cause hospitalizations in systemic lupus erythematosus from a large Canadian referral centre

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 905-909

  Lee, June ^a   Dhillon, Nimrit ^a   Pope, Janet ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAD (coronary artery disease); Flare; Hospitalization; ICU; Infection; Length of stay; Lupus; SLE

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84876698664     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes391     Document Type: Article

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