Description |
1 online resource (115 pages) : color illustrations |
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Series |
Oxford American rheumatology library |
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Oxford American rheumatology library.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109) and index. |
Contents |
History of lupus -- Definitions and classification -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Clinical findings-symptoms and signs -- Laboratory and imaging correlates -- Differential diagnosis and disease associations -- Important subsets -- Methods of ascertainment used for clinical trials -- General concepts of treatment -- Medications used to manage lupus -- Economic impact and disability issues -- Prognosis -- Experimental and innovative therapies. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Summary |
Part of the Oxford American Rheumatology Library, this concise, authoritative pocketbook provides the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment and management of lupus. The volume describes the pathophysiology of the condition, diagnostic strategies and tools, and current and emerging therapeutic options, focusing on direct clinical applications for busy healthcare professionals. One million people in the United States suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that is potentially debilitating and sometimes fatal as the immune system att. |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Lupus erythematosus.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic |
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Lupus érythémateux.
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Lupus érythémateux disséminé.
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MEDICAL -- Orthopedics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Musculoskeletal.
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MEDICAL -- Rheumatology.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Lupus erythematosus
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Other Form: |
Print version: Wallace, Daniel J. (Daniel Jeffrey), 1949- Lupus. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 9780195368987 (DLC) 2007050223 (OCoLC)183610507 |
ISBN |
9780199709175 (electronic bk.) |
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0199709173 (electronic bk.) |
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0195368983 |
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9780195368987 |
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0195343190 |
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9780195343199 |
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1282543849 |
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9781282543843 |
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9786612543845 |
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6612543841 |
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9780195368987 (standard ed. ; alk. paper) |
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9780195343199 (special sale ed. ; alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
9780195368987 |
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AU@ 000051585328 |
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DEBBG BV040833686 |
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DEBBG BV043135152 |
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DEBBG BV044178700 |
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DEBSZ 421882395 |
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GBVCP 803129718 |
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