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Abstract Number: 1069 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Racial Differences In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients’ Treatment Preferences: A Two-Site Study
Ernest R. Vina¹, Tammy O. Utset², Michael J. Hannon³, Nicole Roberts⁴, Christopher M. Masi⁵ and C. Kent Kwoh⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Rheumatology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Internal Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, ⁶School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Racial disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) exist, with African-American (AA) patients experiencing higher lupus damage scores and disease activity than white (WH) patients. …

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