Connective tissue disease in people exposed to organic chemical solvents: Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) in dry cleaning plant and aircraft industry workers

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-190

  Goldman, John A ^a  

^a Medical Quarters   (United States)

Author keywords

Connective tissue disease; Dermato polymyositis; Dry cleaning; Organic solvents; Rheumatoid arthritis; Scleroderma; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCLERODERMA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0029757431     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-199608000-00005     Document Type: Article

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