Impact of smoking as a risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

@article{Sugiyama2010ImpactOS,
  title={Impact of smoking as a risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies.},
  author={Daisuke Sugiyama and Keita Nishimura and Kenichiro Tamaki and Garvin Tsuji and Takashi Nakazawa and Akio Morinobu and Shunichi Kumagai},
  journal={Annals of the rheumatic diseases},
  year={2010},
  volume={69 1},
  pages={
          70-81
        }
}

• Daisuke Sugiyama, Keita Nishimura, +4 authors Shunichi Kumagai
• Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2010
• DOI:10.1136/ard.2008.096487

OBJECTIVES To assess whether smoking is a risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DESIGN Meta-analysis. METHOD DATA SOURCES were observational studies that examined the association between smoking history and the risk of developing RA identified through Medline and EMBASE (from 1966 to December 2006), relevant books and a reference search. Two authors independently extracted the following: authors' names, publication year, sample size, participant characteristics, odds… CONTINUE READING

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