Kaslow RA. High rate of death caused by systemic lupus erythematosus among U. S. residents of Asian descent.
ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1982;
25:414-8. [PMID:
7073774 DOI:
10.1002/art.1780250409]
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Abstract
From 1968 through 1976, adjusted annual rates of death from systemic lupus erythematosus, based on National Center for Health Statistics data from the 12 states with most (88%) of the Asian population, were higher for Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos than for whites in the United States. These Asian subgroups had a combined average annual mortality rate significantly higher than that of whites whether Hawaii was included (6.8/million for Asians versus 2.8 for whites) or excluded (6.0 versus 2.8).
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