Early menopause, low body mass index, and smoking are independent risk factors for developing giant cell arteritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 529-532

  Larsson, K ^a   Mellstrom D ^a   Nordborg, Claes ^a   Oden, A ^a   Nordberg, E ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 33645121427     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.039404     Document Type: Article

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