Potential risk factors for undifferentiated connective tissue disease among women: Implanted medical devices

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 154, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 610-617

  Laing, Timothy J ^a   Schottenfeld, David ^a,b,d   Lacey Jr , James V ^b   Gillespie, Brenda W ^b   Garabrant, David H ^a,b   Cooper, Brenda C ^b   Heeringa, Steven G ^b   Alcser, Kirsten H ^b   Mayes, Maureen D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast implants; Connective tissue diseases; Orthopedic fixation devices

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CATHETER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCLERODERMA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST IMPLANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OHIO; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SILICONES;

EID: 0035479239     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.7.610     Document Type: Article

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