Occupational risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus: A nationwide study based on hospitalizations in Sweden

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 743-751

  Li, Xinjun ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a,b   Sundquist, Kristina ^a   Zöller, Bengt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Followup study; Occupation; Socioeconomic status; Standardized incidence ratios

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENSUSES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859475501     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110789     Document Type: Article

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