Long-term secular trends in dermatomyositis and polymyositis mortality in the USA from 1981 to 2020 according to underlying and multiple cause of death mortality data

Long-term secular trends in dermatomyositis and polymyositis mortality in the USA from 1981 to 2020 according to underlying and multiple cause of death mortality data

Abstract Background People with dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM) often die from cancer, pulmonary, cardiac complications, or infections. In such cases, DM or PM might not be designated as the underlying cause of death (UCD) for mortality tabulation. In this study, we investigated DM/PM mort...

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Main Authors: Pengyan Qiao, Qianyu Guo, Jinfang Gao, Dan Ma, Sumiao Liu, Xiang Gao, Tsung-Hsueh Lu, Liyun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Autoimmune inflammatory myopathy
Mortality trends
Underlying cause of death
Multiple causes of death
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02963-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02963-y

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