Karen H Costenbader
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· 4 papers in corpus
· active 2016-2021
OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs most commonly among reproductive age women, compatible with a potential role of reproductive factors, although past studies including women of mainly European ancestry have yielded confli…
OBJECTIVES: The aetiologies of endometriosis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are all characterised by immune dysfunction. SLE and RA occur more often in women, and reproductive and hormonal factors have bee…
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review examines evidence relating environmental factors to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). RECENT FINDINGS: The strongest epidemiologic evidence exists for the associations of silica, cigarett…