Systemic vasculitis with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) in three dental technicians

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 578-581

  Grateau, G ^a,d   Bachmeyer, C ^a   Kourilsky, O ^b   Gomez, V ^a   Choukroun, G ^c   Chauveau, D ^c   Noel L H ^c   Choudat, D ^a   Sereni D ^a  

^a Ctr Hosp Universitaire Cochin ^*  (France)

^b Hopital Louise Michel   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Dental technician; Silica; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; AUTOANTIBODIES; DENTAL TECHNICIANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0031043974     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/12.3.578     Document Type: Article

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