Observation period effects on estimation of systemic lupus erythematosus incidence and prevalence in Quebec

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1334-1336

  Ng, Ryan ^a   Bernatsky, Sasha ^a   Rahme, Elham ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incidence; Prevalence; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREND STUDY;

INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881410064     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121215     Document Type: Article

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