The Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Northern Ireland
| Autor: | A. L. Bell, CC Patterson, IS Gourley |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Prevalence Physical examination Northern Ireland 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Northern ireland Medical Records Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Rheumatology Sex factors Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Humans Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Aged Aged 80 and over 030203 arthritis & rheumatology Lupus erythematosus medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Medical record Age Factors Middle Aged medicine.disease Confidence interval Physical therapy Female business |
| Zdroj: | Lupus. 6:399-403 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0962 0961-2033 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/096120339700600410 |
| Popis: | Using six sources of patient ascertainment, 467 patients were initially identified as having a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Northern Ireland. The diagnosis was subsequently altered in 45 of these, either by the patient, their family, or their physician. The corrected source data were then reanalysed by the 'capture-recapture' technique, which suggested a further 71 patients missed during the initial identification process. Eighty-eight patients underwent physical examination, and 14 were found to have a diagnosis other than SLE. A final estimated figure of 415 patients was obtained, giving a point prevalence on August 1, 1993 of 25.4 per 100000 for the Province (95% confidence interval 22.1-28.7 per 100000). |
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