Damage occurs early in systemic vasculitis and is an index of outcome.
Because death after acute systemic vasculitis is now uncommon, alternative measures of outcome are required. A significant component of patient morbidity is disease-related damage, which can be quantified by the Vasculitis Damage Index (64 items in 11 organ-based systems). We investigated serially t...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1997
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