Systemic sclerosis and its pulmonary complications in The Netherlands: an epidemiological study
The prevalence and incidence of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in The Netherlands is unknown. The same holds true for its leading causes of death: pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), for which effective treatment options have recently become available. Objective: To establish the prevalence and incidence of SSc and its pulmonary complications. Methods: Detailed information on patients in the POEMAS registry, “Pulmonary Hypertension Screening, a Multidisciplinary Approach in Scleroderma”, consisting of 819 patients, was combined with a nationwide questionnaire. Results: By c... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2009 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Clinical and epidemiological research |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26806123 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://ard.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/68/6/961 |