{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Assessing the prevalence of juvenile systemic sclerosis in childhood using administrative claims data from the United States.
{Author}: Beukelman T;Xie F;Foeldvari I;
{Journal}: J Scleroderma Relat Disord
{Volume}: 3
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: Jun 2018
暂无{DOI}: 10.1177/2397198318763701
{Abstract}: Juvenile systemic sclerosis is a very rare orphan disease. To date, only one publication has estimated the prevalence of juvenile systemic sclerosis using a survey of specialized physicians. We conducted a study of administrative claims data in the United States using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision diagnosis codes and found a prevalence of approximately 3 per 1,000,000 children. This estimate will inform the planning of prospective studies.