title: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group - it was 20 years ago today.
abstract: The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group is 20 years old this year (2011). This brief review traces the origins of the group focussing on its more recent history and reviewing some of its major contributions to lupus research during the past two decades.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, UK. d.isenberg@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Isenberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramsey-Goldman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gladman
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hanly
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians; D012219:Rheumatology; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration