illustrates the difficulty we have in placing diagnostic labels on patients with rheumatic complaints. The following case emphasizes this point even further. A 42-year-old gentleman presented in March 1977 with a 10-year history of "rheumatoid arthritis." He admitted to morning stiffness that laste
Incidence rates of arterial and venous thrombosis after diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by Sarabi, Zhaleh Shariati ;Chang, Erika ;Bobba, Raja ;Ibanez, Dominique ;Gladman, Dafna ;Urowitz, Murray ;Fortin, Paul R.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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