Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Sex disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus in Northwestern Spain are not due to ethnic diversity

  • Letter to the Editor - Reply
  • Published:
Rheumatology International Aims and scope Submit manuscript

The Original Article was published on 19 November 2013

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Olazagasti JM (2014) Critique and appraisal of a study on sex disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatol Int 34(8):1179–1180

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Alonso MD, Martínez-Vázquez F, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, de Terán DT, Miranda-Filloy JA, Blanco R, González-Juanatey C, Llorca J, González-Gay MA (2014) Sex differences in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus from Northwest Spain. Rheumatol Int 34(1):11–24

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. González-Gay MA, García-Porrúa C (1999) Systemic vasculitis in adults in northwestern Spain, 1988–1997: clinical and epidemiologic aspects. Medicine (Baltimore) 78(5):292–308

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Gonzalez-Gay MA, Miranda-Filloy JA, Lopez-Diaz MJ, Perez-Alvarez R, Gonzalez-Juanatey C, Sanchez-Andrade A, Martin J, Llorca J (2007) Giant cell arteritis in northwestern Spain: a 25-year epidemiologic study. Medicine (Baltimore). 86(2):61–68

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Arias-Nuñez MC, Llorca J, Vazquez-Rodriguez TR, Gomez-Acebo I, Miranda-Filloy JA, Martin J, Gonzalez-Juanatey C, Gonzalez-Gay MA (2008) Systemic sclerosis in northwestern Spain: a 19-year epidemiologic study. Medicine (Baltimore). 87(5):272–280

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Conflict of interest

All the authors declare that there is no conflict of interest related to this manuscript.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, c/Avenida de Valdecilla s/n, 39008, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

    Miguel A. González-Gay

  2. Division of Internal Medicine, Hospital Xeral-Calde, Lugo, Spain

    María D. Alonso

  3. Division of Neurology, Hospital Xeral-Calde, Lugo, Spain

    Francisco Martínez-Vázquez

  4. Division of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

    Javier Llorca

  5. CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Publica (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Spain

    Javier Llorca

Authors
  1. Miguel A. González-Gay
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. María D. Alonso
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Francisco Martínez-Vázquez
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Javier Llorca
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Miguel A. González-Gay.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

González-Gay, M.A., Alonso, M.D., Martínez-Vázquez, F. et al. Sex disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus in Northwestern Spain are not due to ethnic diversity. Rheumatol Int 35, 939–940 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-014-3124-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-014-3124-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation