A nationwide followup study of autoimmune and connective tissue disease among hip and knee implant patients

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-262

  Signorello, Lisa B ^a,b   Ye, Weimin ^c   Fryzek, Jon P ^a,b   Blot, William J ^a,b   Lipworth, Loren ^a,b   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^a,b   Nyrén, Olof ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Connective tissue diseases; Epidemiology; Hip prosthesis; Knee prosthesis

Indexed keywords

BONE; DISEASES; IMMUNOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FIBROSITIS; FOLLOW UP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 0242432423     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v12.i4.40     Document Type: Article

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