Mortality rates for paediatric rheumatology patients significantly lower than previously reported
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 04:14
in Health & Medicine
A recent study by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic found that the overall mortality rate in the U.S. for all paediatric patients with rheumatic diseases was not worse than the age and sex-adjusted population. Furthermore, mortality rates were significantly lower than reported in previous studies of rheumatic diseases and conditions that are associated with increased mortality. Details of the study appear in the February issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology...