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Age-specific and sex-specific incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus: an estimate from cross-sectional claims data of 2.3 million people in the German statutory health insurance 2002

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  • Ralph Brinks Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany German Diabetes Center, Institute for Biometry and Epidemiology, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Annika Hoyer German Diabetes Center, Institute for Biometry and Epidemiology, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sergej Weber Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rebecca Fischer-Betz Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany Policlinics for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Oliver Sander Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany Policlinics for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jutta G Richter Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany Policlinics for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Gamal Chehab Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany Policlinics for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Matthias Schneider Hiller Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany Policlinics for Rheumatology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ralph Brinks; ralph.brinks{at}med.uni-duesseldorf.de
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Brinks R, Hoyer A, Weber S, et al
Age-specific and sex-specific incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus: an estimate from cross-sectional claims data of 2.3 million people in the German statutory health insurance 2002
Lupus Science & Medicine 2016;3:e000181. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2016-000181

Publication history

  • Received July 19, 2016
  • Revision received October 28, 2016
  • Accepted November 5, 2016
  • First published November 25, 2016.
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May 01, 2020

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