Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: an Updated Review

Current Rheumatology Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Fors Nieves, César E ^a   Izmirly, Peter M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection coronary artery disease; Lupus nephritis (LN); Mortality; Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Indexed keywords

AGE; ASIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; EUROPE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFECTION; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UNITED STATES; BRAIN VASCULITIS; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION;

ASIA; EUROPE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LUPUS VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961575286     PISSN: 15233774     EISSN: 15346307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-016-0571-2     Document Type: Review

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