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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456493303321

Autore

Wallace Daniel J (Daniel Jeffrey), <1949->

Titolo

Lupus [[electronic resource] ] : the essential clinician's guide / / Daniel J. Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-282-54384-9

9786612543845

0-19-970917-3

Descrizione fisica

115 p. : col. ill

Collana

Oxford American rheumatology library

Disciplina

616.7/72

Soggetti

Lupus erythematosus

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-109) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.