Second-hand exposure to tobacco smoke and its effect on disease activity in Swedish rheumatoid arthritis patients. Data from BARFOT, a multicentre study of RA

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-124

  Söderlin, Maria K ^a   Andersson, Maria ^a   Bergman, Stefan ^b   Ajeganova, Sofia ^c   Bala, Valentina ^c   Forslind, Kristina ^c   Hafström, Ingiäld ^c   Keller, Catharina ^c   Leden, Ido ^c   Lindell, Bengt ^c   PeterssonI , Ingemar ^c   Schaufelberger, Christoffer ^c   Svensson, Björn ^c   Teleman, Annika ^c   Theander, Jan ^c   Östenson, Anneli ^c  

^a Spenshult Rheumatology Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Environmental tobacco smoke; Epidemiology; Exposure; Rheumatoid arthritis; Second hand smoke

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY SCORE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SWEDEN; TOBACCO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874891427     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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