Nested case-control study of selected systemic autoimmune diseases in world trade center rescue/recovery workers

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1369-1376

  Webber, M P ^a   Moir, W ^b   Zeig Owens, R ^b   Glaser, M S ^b   Jaber, N ^b   Hall, C ^a   Berman, J ^c   Qayyum, B ^d   Loupasakis, K ^c   Kelly, K ^b   Prezant, D J ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Government of New york   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BUILDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOSITIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; RECOVERY WORKER; RESCUE WORKER; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TERRORISM; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; WORLD TRADE CENTER; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FIRE FIGHTER; GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESCUE WORK; RISK; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; ODDS RATIO; RESCUE WORK; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928599475     PISSN: 23265191     EISSN: 23265205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.39059     Document Type: Article

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