Arthritis Research & Therapy

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Predictors of interstitial lung disease in early systemic sclerosis: a prospective longitudinal study of the GENISOS cohort

Shervin Assassi1,2*, Roozbeh Sharif1, Robert E Lasky2, Terry A McNearney3, Rosa M Estrada-Y-Martin4, Hilda Draeger5, Deepthi K Nair1, Marvin J Fritzler6, John D Reveille1, Frank C Arnett1, Maureen D Mayes1 and the GENISOS Study Group

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1 Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas-Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA

2 Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Texas-Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA

3 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA

4 Division of Pulmonary, University of Texas - Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA

5 University of Texas-San Antonio, 4502 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA

6 University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada

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Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:R166 doi:10.1186/ar3125

Published: 2 September 2010

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Supplements 1 & 2. Supplement 1: Scoring systems for annual household income and educational level. Explanation of the scoring system utilized for capturing the annual income and educational level of patients enrolled in the GENISOS cohort. Supplement 2: Baseline clinical characteristics. The baseline clinical characteristics of patients enrolled in the GENISOS cohort.

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