The readability of online patient education materials for cutaneous autoimmune connective tissue diseases

Affiliations

¹ Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, USA. sabrina.saeed@yale.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
³ Section of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Sabrina Saeed et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2025 Mar.

. 2025 Mar;44(3):1389-1390.

doi: 10.1007/s10067-025-07353-8. Epub 2025 Feb 4.

¹ Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, USA. sabrina.saeed@yale.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
³ Section of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

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Keywords: Cutaneous autoimmune disease; Cutaneous lupus; Dermatomyositis; Morphea; Patient education; Readability; Scleroderma; Vasculitis.

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. IRB approval status: Not required for this type of piece. Patient consent: Not applicable. Conflicts of interest: None declared.

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