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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Autoimmune rheumatic disease"”.
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Investigation of the Serological Changes that Discriminate Asymptomatic Antinuclear Antibody Positive Individuals from Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Patients
… Antinuclear antibody (ANA) associated Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (SARDs) are chronic rheumatic disorders associated with high morbidity. Many patients with these diseases have irreversible tissue damage at disease presentation. Current therapies aim to control symptoms and prevent …
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Prognostication and disease monitoring in fibrotic interstitial lung disease
Introduction Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (f-ILD) causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) describes a cohort of patients who develop progressive disease despite standard treatment. To provide optimal care, it is vital to identify those …
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The impact of patient-clinician interactions on patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases
… relationship is especially important in chronic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, which remain incurable, necessitating a life-long need for regular medical support. The overall objective of this PhD was therefore to investigate the impacts of positive and negative medical interactions on patients …