Association of systemic lupus erythematosus with uranium exposure in a community living near a uranium-processing plant: A nested case-control study

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3105-3112

  Lu Fritts, Pai Yue ^a   Kottyan, Leah C ^b   James, Judith A ^c   Xie, Changchung ^d   Buckholz, Jeanette M ^d   Pinney, Susan M ^d   Harley, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; URANIUM; AIR POLLUTANT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; AIR POLLUTANT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; URANIUM;

EID: 84925581161     PISSN: 23265191     EISSN: 23265205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.38786     Document Type: Article

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