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Heavy cigarette smoking is strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particularly in patients without a family history of RA.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2001

Hutchinson D, Shepstone L, Moots R, Lear J T, Lynch M P

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the potential relation between cumulative exposure to cigarette smoking in patients with or without rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a positive family history of the disease. METHODS: 239 outpatient based patients with RA were compared with 239 controls matched for age, sex, and social class. A detailed smoking history was recorded and expressed as pack years smoked. Conditional logistic...

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PMID: 11171682
DOI: 10.1136/ard.60.3.223
PMCID: PMC1753588

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