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Addressing Disparities in Health Care

Lupus in Hispanics: A matter of serious concern

Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, MD, PhD and Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2012, 79 (12) 824-834; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12048
Guillermo J. Pons-Estel
Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain; Investigator, Lupus in Minorities, Nature Versus Nurture (LUMINA) study
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Graciela S. Alarcón
Jane Knight Lowe Chair of Medicine in Rheumatology, Emeritus, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Principal Investigator, Lupus in Minorities, Nature Versus Nurture (LUMINA) study
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Systemic lupus erythematosus in US Hispanics is a serious disease with devastating consequences. Prompt diagnosis is of paramount importance to prevent early organ damage and death. The authors review the salient features of lupus in US Hispanics and its short-term and long-term impact in order to raise physician awareness.

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Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Graciela S. Alarcón
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Dec 2012, 79 (12) 824-834; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12048

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Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Graciela S. Alarcón
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Dec 2012, 79 (12) 824-834; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.79a.12048
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