Occupational exposure to organic dusts and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: findings from a Swedish population-based case-control study.
Anna IlarPer GustavssonPernilla WiebertLars AlfredssonPublished in: RMD open (2019)
Overall, exposure to animal dust and textile dust was associated with an increased risk of developing RA. These observations give further support to the notion that airborne exposures are involved in the aetiology of RA.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- health risk assessment
- health risk
- human health
- ankylosing spondylitis
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- interstitial lung disease
- particulate matter
- air pollution
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- heavy metals
- risk assessment
- drinking water
- climate change
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis