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A proposal for a pediatric version of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index based on the analysis of 1,015 patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

  1. Raul Gutiérrez-Suárez1,†,
  2. Nicolino Ruperto1,
  3. Roberto Gastaldi2,
  4. Angela Pistorio1,
  5. Enrico Felici1,
  6. Rubén Burgos-Vargas3,
  7. Alberto Martini2,
  8. Angelo Ravelli1,*

Article first published online: 31 AUG 2006

DOI: 10.1002/art.22048

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 54, Issue 9, pages 2989–2996, September 2006

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Gutiérrez-Suárez, R., Ruperto, N., Gastaldi, R., Pistorio, A., Felici, E., Burgos-Vargas, R., Martini, A. and Ravelli, A. (2006), A proposal for a pediatric version of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index based on the analysis of 1,015 patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 54: 2989–2996. doi: 10.1002/art.22048

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  1. 1

    IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy

  2. 2

    Università di Genova, and IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy

  3. 3

    Hospital General de Mexico and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

  1. †

    Hospital General de Mexico and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City

*Pediatria II, Istituto G. Gaslini, Largo G. Gaslini 5, 16147 Genoa, Italy

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 31 AUG 2006
  2. Article first published online: 31 AUG 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 16 MAY 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 21 DEC 2005

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  • European Union. Grant Number: QLG1-CT-2000-00514
  • IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
  • Alpha Scholarship from the European Union. Grant Number: AML/B7-311/97/0666/II-0246-FI

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