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Association between Air Pollution and the Development of Rheumatic Disease: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Sun, Gavin R.
Kaplan, Gilaad G.
Hazlewood, Glen
Bernatsky, Sasha
Eksteen, Bertus
Barnabe, Cheryl
Source
International Journal of Rheumatology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Environmental risk factors, such as air pollution, have been studied in relation to the risk of development of rheumatic diseases.
We performed a systematic literature review to summarize the existing knowledge.
Methods.
MEDLINE (1946 to September 2016) and EMBASE (1980 to 2016, week 37) databases were searched using MeSH terms and keywords to identify cohort, case-control, and case cross-over studies reporting risk estimates for the development of select rheumatic diseases in relation to exposure of measured air pollutants ( n = 8 ).
We extracted information on the population sample and study period, method of case and exposure determination, and the estimate of association.
Results.
There was no consistent evidence of an increased risk for the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with exposure to NO2, SO2, PM2.5, or PM10.
Case-control studies in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) indicated higher odds of diagnosis with increasing PM2.5 exposure, as well as an increased relative risk for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in American children <5.5 years of age.
There was no association with SARDs and NO2 exposure.
Conclusion.
There is evidence for a possible association between air pollutant exposures and the development of SARDs and JIA, but relationships with other rheumatic diseases are less clear.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sun, Gavin R.& Hazlewood, Glen& Bernatsky, Sasha& Kaplan, Gilaad G.& Eksteen, Bertus& Barnabe, Cheryl. 2016. Association between Air Pollution and the Development of Rheumatic Disease: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Rheumatology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sun, Gavin R.…[et al.]. Association between Air Pollution and the Development of Rheumatic Disease: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Rheumatology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sun, Gavin R.& Hazlewood, Glen& Bernatsky, Sasha& Kaplan, Gilaad G.& Eksteen, Bertus& Barnabe, Cheryl. Association between Air Pollution and the Development of Rheumatic Disease: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Rheumatology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106907
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106907