articleArthritis & RheumatismAug 1, 2003Closed access

Prevalence, incidence, survival, and disease characteristics of systemic sclerosis in a large US population

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Abstract

Objective

To estimate the prevalence, incidence, survival, and disease characteristics of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in the Detroit tricounty area.

Methods

A census of SSc cases for the period 1989-1991 was conducted in the Detroit area, using multiple sources for case identification. Diagnoses were verified by medical record review. Capture-recapture analysis was used to estimate the total SSc population. Cases of localized scleroderma (morphea and linear disease) were excluded.

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Hazard ratio
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Confidence interval
  • Population
  • Demography
  • Epidemiology
  • Morphea
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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