Systemic lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups: XVI. Association of hydroxychloroquine use with reduced risk of damage accrual

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Barri J. Fessler · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Graciela S. Alarcón · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Gerald McGwin · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jeffrey M. Roseman · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Holly M. Bastian · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alan Friedman · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Bruce A. Baethge

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These findings indicate that, after adjustment for propensity to receive HCQ, HCQ usage is independently associated with a reduced risk of damage accrual in SLE patients who had not yet accrued damage at the time of treatment initiation.

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity

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Published in: Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 52, Issue 5, pp. 1473-1480

DOI: 10.1002/art.21039

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Systemic lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups: XVI. Association of hydroxychloroquine use with reduced risk of damage accrual

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