Cancer risks of dermatomyositis and polymyositis: A nationwide cohort study in Taiwan

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Yi Ju ^a,b   Wu, Chun Ying ^a,b,c   Huang, Yu Lin ^a,d   Wang, Chang Bi ^b   Shen, Jui Lung ^b   Chang, Yun Ting ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOSITIS; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; POLYMYOSITIS; TAIWAN; COMORBIDITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POLYMYOSITIS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950822027     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar2987     Document Type: Article

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