Cigarette smoking increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a nationwide study of disease-discordant twins

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 732-735

  Silman, Alan J ^a,c   Newman, Jason ^a   MacGregor, Alexander J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; TWIN DISCORDANCE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0029877828     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390504     Document Type: Article

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