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Predictors of survival in a cohort of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: effect of corticosteroids, methotrexate and azathioprine

INTRODUCTION: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare diseases for which data regarding the natural history, response to therapies and factors affecting mortality are needed. We performed this study to examine the effects of treatment and clinical features on survival in polymyositis and der...

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Autores principales: Schiopu, Elena, Phillips, Kristine, MacDonald, Paul M, Crofford, Leslie J, Somers, Emily C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3392815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22284862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3704