Analysis of a cluster of cases of Wegener granulomatosis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 188-193

  Albert, Daniel A ^a   Albert, Alexis N ^a   Vernace, Melchiore ^a   Sebastian, Jodi K ^a   Hsia, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Geographic cluster; Pathogenesis; Wegener granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID; DICHLOROETHENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIC WASTE; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DICHLOROETHYLENES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; METHYL ETHERS; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 23644438207     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000173234.33984.4a     Document Type: Article

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