Nested Case–Control Study of Autoimmune Disease in an Asbestos-ExposedPopulation

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Authors

Curtis W. Noonan · Center for Environmental Health

Jean C. Pfau · Center for Environmental Health

Theodore Larson · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michael R. Spence · Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Abstract

These preliminary findings support the hypothesis that asbestos exposure is associated with autoimmune disease. Refined measurements of asbestos exposure and SAID status among this cohort will help to further clarify the relationship between these variables.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational and environmental lung diseases Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 114, Issue 8, pp. 1243-1247

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9203

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