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Association of Agricultural, Occupational, and Military Inhalants With Autoantibodies and Disease Features in US Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Mar 2021
Ebel Ariadne V, Lutt Gabrielle, Poole Jill A, Thiele Geoffrey M, Baker Joshua F, Cannon Grant W, Gaffo Angelo, Kerr Gail S, Reimold Andreas, Schwab Pascale, Singh Namrata, Richards J Steuart, Ascherman Dana P, Mikuls Ted R, England Bryant R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of inhalant exposures with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related autoantibodies and severity in US veterans. METHODS: Participants in the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry were mailed surveys assessing occupational, agricultural, and military inhalant exposures. Demographic characteristics, disease activity, functional status, and extraarticular features...
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