Patterns of ambulatory medical care utilization and rheumatologist consultation predating the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: A national population-based study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Lai, Ning Sheng ^a,b   Tsai, Tzung Yi ^a,c,d   Koo, Malcolm ^a,e   Huang, Kuang Yung ^a,b   Tung, Chien Hsueh ^a   Lu, Ming Chi ^a,b  

^a Buddist Tzu Chi College of Nursing   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEX; SKIN DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TERMINAL DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84904290894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101485     Document Type: Article

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