1.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am
; 49(2): 359-375, 2023 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37028840
ABSTRACT
Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease and is associated with a significant economic burden resulting from health care utilization costs in addition to indirect costs attributable to SSc resulting from early retirement and lost productivity in those that remain in employment.