Quantification of the influence of cigarette smoking on rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a population based case-control study, using incident cases

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 835-841

  Stolt, P ^a,b   Bengtsson, C ^a   Nordmark, B ^a,c   Lindblad, S ^c   Lundberg, I ^a   Klareskog, L ^c   Alfredsson, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Vasteras Hospital   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0041885145     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.9.835     Document Type: Article

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