The health resource utilization and economic burden of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Background: SARDs (Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases) are a group of rare, chronic conditions (systemic vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, Sjogren's disease, and poly/dermatomyositis) associated with high health resource consumption. However, estimates of their healthc...

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Main Author: McCormick, Natalie
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42149