Over-representation of construction-related occupations in male patients with systemic sclerosis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1448-1450

  Smith, V ^a,d   Vanthuyne, M ^b   Van Der Cruyssen, B ^a   Van Praet, J ^a   Vermeiren, F ^c   Smets, H ^c   Houssiau, F ^b   De Keyser, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Adhesia   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 53149103591     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.088419     Document Type: Article

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