Incidence and Prevalence of Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Korea: Data From the 2017 National Health Claims Database

This work was supported by the research fund of Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF-2017-03). S.G. Kwak, PhD, Department of Medical Statistics, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine; S.H. Park, MD, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine; J.Y. Kim, MD, PhD Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Dr. S.G. Kwak and Dr. S.H. Park contributed equally as co–first authors. Address correspondence to Dr. J.Y. Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 130 Dongdeok-Ro, Jung-Gu, Daegu 41944, Republic of Korea. Email: phojyk@knu.ac.kr. Accepted for publication April 9, 2020.

This work was supported by the research fund of Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF-2017-03). S.G. Kwak, PhD, Department of Medical Statistics, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine; S.H. Park, MD, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine; J.Y. Kim, MD, PhD Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Dr. S.G. Kwak and Dr. S.H. Park contributed equally as co–first authors. Address correspondence to Dr. J.Y. Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 130 Dongdeok-Ro, Jung-Gu, Daegu 41944, Republic of Korea. Email: phojyk@knu.ac.kr. Accepted for publication April 9, 2020.

This work was supported by the research fund of Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF-2017-03). S.G. Kwak, PhD, Department of Medical Statistics, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine; S.H. Park, MD, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine; J.Y. Kim, MD, PhD Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Dr. S.G. Kwak and Dr. S.H. Park contributed equally as co–first authors. Address correspondence to Dr. J.Y. Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 130 Dongdeok-Ro, Jung-Gu, Daegu 41944, Republic of Korea. Email: phojyk@knu.ac.kr. Accepted for publication April 9, 2020.