Objective To develop new classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE )
jointly supported by the European League Against Rheumatism ( EULAR ) and the American …

Objective. To develop and perform an initial validation of a damage index for systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). Methods. A list of items considered to reflect damage in SLE was …

Objectives Treat-to-target recommendations have identified ‘remission’ as a target in systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE), but recognise that there is no universally accepted definition …

Objective The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group revised
and validated the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) systemic lupus erythematosus (…

Objective. To standardize outcome measures in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Three
indices were identified which could adequately describe outcome (disease activity, damage …

… McLaughlin JR, Bombardier CB, Farewell VT, Gladman DD, Urowitz MB. Kidney biopsy in
… Petri M, Buyon J, Kim M. Classification and definition of major flares in SLE clinical trials. …

Objective To examine mortality rates in the largest systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort
ever assembled. Methods Our sample was a multisite international SLE cohort (23 centers…

The changing pattern of mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) led to an examination
of the deaths in a long-term systematic analysis of 81 patients followed for five years at …

… Urowitz, MD, FRCPC: The Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, The …
Petri M, Hellmann D, Hochberg M: Validity and reliability of lupus activity measures in the …

Objective There is increasing evidence in support of an association between systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) and malignancy, but in earlier studies the association could not be …