Mortality rates for pediatric rheumatology patients significantly lower than previously reported

Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 10:35 in Health & Medicine

A recent study found that the overall mortality rate in the US for all pediatric 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.

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