Blood transfusion, smoking, and obesity as risk factors for the development of rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a primary care-based incident case-control study in Norfolk, England

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1955-1961

  Symmons, Deborah P M ^a   Bankhead, Clare R ^a   Harrison, Beverley J ^a   Brennan, Paul ^a   Barrett, Elizabeth M ^b   Scott, David G I ^b   Silman, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POLYARTHRITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030735261     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780401106     Document Type: Article

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