Titre : | Systemic lupus erythematosus in Portugal : Diagnosis and disease awareness from 1970 to 2001. (2003) |
Auteurs : | Tracy MORIARTY ; Rosa-Maria GONCALVES ; Maureen O'SULLIVAN ; Ana TAM ; Jgerard WALL ; Industrial Biochemistry Section. Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences. University of Limerick. Limerick. IRL ; Portuguese Association of Patients with Lupus. Lisbon. PRT |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 18, n° 10, 2003) |
Pagination : | 995-999 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Homme ; Portugal ; Europe ; Diagnostic ; Peau [pathologie] ; Maladie autoimmune ; Immunopathologie |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS A8R0x8pF. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. A survey of systemic lupus erythematosus patients was carried out in Portugal. The length of time from disease appearance to diagnosis remained unchanged over the 1970-2001 study period, while awareness of the disease increased considerably in the population in the mid-1990s, apparently as a result of an awareness campaign conducted by the national lupus support group. The data are compared to results from similar studies worldwide. |