Incidence and prevalence of polymyositis and dermatomyositis in a health management organization in Buenos Aires

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 303-307

  Rosa, Javier ^a   Garrot, Leandro Ferreyra ^a   Navarta, David Alejandro ^a   Saucedo, Carla ^a   Scolnik, Marina ^a   Bedran, Zaida ^a   Garcia, Maria Victoria ^a   Sabelli, Mirtha ^a   Catoggio, Luis Jose ^a   Soriano, Enrique Roberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGENTINA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL CODING; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883653782     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3182a21ba8     Document Type: Article

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