Abstracts tagged "meta-analysis"

Abstract Number: 2685 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Overall and Cause Specific Mortality in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Marko Yurkovich¹, Kateryna Vostretsova² and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada/University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is a chronic autoimmune condition. It has the potential to affect any organ system and can be associated with severe…