Systemic lupus erythematosus
Subtitle: a companion to Rheumatology
By: [edited by] George Tsokos, Caroline Gordon, Josef Smolen.
Contributors: Tsokos, George C.; Gordon, Caroline, 1956-; Smolen, Josef S., 1950-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Mosby Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9780323044349
Subjects: Systemic lupus erythematosus; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Other titles: Rheumatology.
Description: Provides new insights into the causes, detection and therapy of this challenging disease. In this state-of-the-art resource, the user will find one stop coverage of all the latest scientific and clinical developments in SLE: new concepts in epidemiology, disease activity measures and outcomes; new concepts in immunoregulation, genetic and pathogenic mechanisms; new understanding and novel presentation of the processes of tissue/organ damage; comprehensive coverage of clinical features; and the very latest concepts in treatment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.