Frequency of Lost to Follow-Up and Associated Factors for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases.

OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of lost to follow-up (LTFU) in the setting of usual care for outpatients with rheumatic diseases including RA, SLE, AS, and Ps/PsA, to explore the associated demographic factors, and to investigate the reasons for being LTFU from the original medical care. METHOD...

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Main Authors: Ya-Chih Tien, Ying-Ming Chiu, Mei-Ping Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4780692?pdf=render