From the ∗Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
†Division of Rheumatology, Brest Teaching Hospital, LBAI, UMR1227, Univ Brest, Inserm, CHU de Brest, Brest, France
‡Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
§Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
∥Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The Lupus Midwest Network (LUMEN) project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant U01 DP006491 as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,750,000 with 100% funded by CDC/HHS.
This study used the resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) medical records–linkage system, which is supported by the National Institute on Aging (AG 058738), by the Mayo Clinic Research Committee, and by fees paid annually by REP users. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC or the National Institutes of Health.
A.D.-G. is supported by the Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award and the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery.
Author Contributions: B.C., G.F.-P., C.S.C., and A.D.-G. contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by B.C., G.F.-P., M.O.V.-A., M.H., S.V., S.-A.O.-O., J.Y.D., R.E.G., and A.M.C. Analyses of data were performed by R.E.G. and C.S.C. Interpretation of results was made by B.C., G.F.-P., A.M.C., D.C., KJG, KEB, C.S.C., and A.D.-G. The first draft of the manuscript was written by B.C. and A.D.-G. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence: Alí Duarte-García, MD, MSc, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905. E-mail: [email protected].
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