Indian Journal of Rheumatology
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 178-184 , December 2011

Study of endothelial dysfunction and its correlation with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients without conventional cardiovascular risk factors

  • Apurba Bikash Pramanik

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Kuntal Bhattacharyya

      Affiliations

    • Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Pradip Kumar Sinha

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Rathindra Nath Sarkar

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
    • Head, Rheumatology Division, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dr. Rathindra Nath Sarkar
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  • Rudrajit Paul

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Runa Das

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Siddhartha Mani

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India
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  • Raja Bhattacharya

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, India

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PII: S0973-3698(11)60204-5

doi: 10.1016/S0973-3698(11)60204-5

Indian Journal of Rheumatology
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 178-184 , December 2011

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