Systemic lupus erythematosus in Portugal: diagnosis and disease awareness from 1970 to 2001.
A survey of systemic lupus erythematosus patients was carried out in Portugal. The length of time from disease appearance to diagnosis remained unchanged over the 1970-2001 study period, while awareness of the disease increased considerably in the population in the mid-1990s, apparently as a result of an awareness campaign conducted by the national lupus support group. The data are compared to results from similar studies worldwide.
Industrial Biochemistry Section, Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Tracy
T
Moriarty
Maureen
M
O'Sullivan
Ana
A
Tam
Rosa Maria
RM
Gonçalves
J Gerard
JG
Wall
D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013997:Time Factors