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Prevalence, incidence, survival, and disease characteristics of systemic sclerosis in a large US population
Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2003 · Vol. 48(8) · pp. 2246–2255
Maureen D. Mayes✉(The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)James V. LaceyJennifer Beebe‐DimmerBrenda W. GillespieB.C. CooperTimothy LaingDavid Schottenfeld
Abstract
This study establishes baseline estimates of SSc occurrence and characteristics in a large US cohort consisting primarily of black adults and white adults. These data should facilitate research regarding the role of geographic, ethnic, racial, and environmental factors for this disease in comparison populations.
Systemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesInflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisGenetic and rare skin diseases.MedicineHazard ratioIncidence (geometry)Confidence intervalPopulationDemographyEpidemiologyMorpheaScleroderma (fungus)Internal medicine
MeSH terms
AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAutoantibodiesBlack or African AmericanCentromereFemaleHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedScleroderma, SystemicSeverity of Illness IndexUrban PopulationIncidence
Funding
- Scleroderma Foundation
- University of Michigan
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