Increased prevalence of scleroderma in Southwestern Ontario: A cluster analysis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1867-1873

  Thompson, Andrew E ^a   Pope, Janet E ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Scleroderma; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZENE; SILICON DIOXIDE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TOOTH FILLING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036733723     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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