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Evaluating the Threshold Score for Classification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the EULAR/ACR Criteria

Sindhu R. Johnson, Juan P. Diaz Martinez, Laura Whittall-Garcia, Murray B. Urowitz, Dafna D. Gladman and Zahi Touma
The Journal of Rheumatology April 2023, 50 (4) 512-518; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220100

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CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA
EPIDEMIOLOGY
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

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