title: Predicting mortality in systemic sclerosis: analysis of a cohort of 309 French Canadian patients with emphasis on features at diagnosis as predictive factors for survival.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Notre-Dame, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scussel-Lonzetti
authors.forename: France
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joyal
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Raynauld
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roussin
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Jean-Richard
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Goulet
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Senécal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies