title: Lupus in Baltimore: evidence-based 'clinical pearls' from the Hopkins Lupus Cohort.
abstract: The Hopkins Lupus Cohort is a prospective longitudinal study of lupus activity, organ damage, and quality of life in SLE patients. It is balanced between Caucasian and African-American SLE patients. This review highlights major findings from the cohort with implications for clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petri
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; D011446:Prospective Studies