Blood transfusion, smoking, and obesity as risk factors for the development of rheumatoid arthritis: results from a primary care-based incident case-control study in Norfolk, England.

DP, Symmons; CR, Bankhead; BJ, Harrison; P, Brennan; EM, Barrett; DG, Scott; AJ, Silman

doi:10.1002/art.1780401106

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Blood transfusion, smoking, and obesity as risk factors for the development of rheumatoid arthritis: results from a primary care-based incident case-control study in Norfolk, England.

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Authors:

Symmons DP

Bankhead CR

Harrison BJ

Abstract

Objective To examine a range of demographic, social, and clinical risk factors for the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods Population-based case-control study in Norfolk, England, involving adult patients, ages 18-70, with an inflammatory polyarthritis of Results The controls were of hi...

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