PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M C Hochberg
TI  - Prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in England and Wales, 1981-2.
AID  - 10.1136/ard.46.9.664
DP  - 1987 Sep 01
TA  - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
PG  - 664--666
VI  - 46
IP  - 9
4099  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/46/9/664.short
4100  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/46/9/664.full
SO  - Ann Rheum Dis1987 Sep 01; 46
AB  - The prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was estimated from a secondary analysis of data collected during the Third National Study of Morbidity Statistics from General Practice, 1981-2. A total of 20 cases, all female, were seen by general practitioners during the study period. The period prevalence of SLE was 12.5/100,000 among women of all ages and 17.7/100,000 among women aged 15 to 64. These rates are lower than those reported from other developed Western countries; this is probably due to misclassification in diagnosis or prior referral of cases to consultants for chronic care, or both.