Age at onset and gender distribution of systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, and systemic sclerosis in Japan

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 759-764

  Ohta, Akiko ^a   Nagai, Masaki ^a   Nishina, Motoko ^a   Tomimitsu, Hiroyuki ^b   Kohsaka, Hitoshi ^b  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Epidemiology; Polymyositis dermatomyositis (PM DM); Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); Systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; ONSET AGE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 84880801932     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-012-0733-7     Document Type: Article

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