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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Jan 4;74(2):263–273. doi: 10.1002/art.41930

Figure 1. Development of the Standardized Steroid dosing Regimen (SSR) for childhood-onset SLE.

Figure 1.

The experimental design used can be summarized in Step-1 to Step-6, and consists of various consensus formation methods, statistical analyses and the use of real-life data from pediatric patients with LN in Patient Profile ratings.

Abbreviations used are: Oral-CS: oral corticosteroids; IV-CS: intravenous corticosteroids; CARRA: Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance; PP: patient profiles; LN: lupus nephritis; REDCap is a browser-based, metadata-driven electronic data capture software and workflow methodology for designing clinical and translational research databases; for additional details please see: https://projectredcap.org/software