Elevated Salivary Alpha-Amylase Level, Association Between Depression and Disease Activity, and Stress as a Predictor of Disease Flare in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Prospective Case–Control Study
Psychological stress has been shown to trigger systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, objective evidence of symptom aggravation due to mental stress is difficult to identify. We aimed to investigate the relationship between SLE disease activity and mental stress, and the usefulness of saliva a...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554125/ |