Patterns of ambulatory medical care utilization and rheumatologist consultation predating the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: a national population-based study.

Patterns of ambulatory medical care utilization and rheumatologist consultation predating the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: a national population-based study.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the records of ambulatory medical care from patients predating the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using nationwide, population-based claims data. METHODS: The frequencies and costs of ambulatory medical care utilization in 337 newly-diagnosed SLE cases betw...

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Main Authors: Ning-Sheng Lai, Tzung-Yi Tsai, Malcolm Koo, Kuang-Yung Huang, Chien-Hsueh Tung, Ming-Chi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4084818?pdf=render

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