[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and estimated population burden of selected autoimmune diseases in the United States
Autoimmune diseases cause significant and chronic morbidity and disability. The actual
number of persons in the United States that are affected by autoimmune diseases and the
resultant magnitude of their impact on the public's health are limited to a few specific
diseases. In order to understand the clinical, public health and economic importance of
these diseases it is necessary to have estimates of incidence and prevalence rates in the
population. In this analysis, we estimate the number of persons affected by 24 autoimmune …
number of persons in the United States that are affected by autoimmune diseases and the
resultant magnitude of their impact on the public's health are limited to a few specific
diseases. In order to understand the clinical, public health and economic importance of
these diseases it is necessary to have estimates of incidence and prevalence rates in the
population. In this analysis, we estimate the number of persons affected by 24 autoimmune …