Heavy cigarette smoking is strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particularly in patients without a family history of RA

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D Hutchinson aRheumatology Research Group, University Hospital Aintree, bSchool of Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, cSt Helens and Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, dDepartment of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary, Manchester PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L Shepstone aRheumatology Research Group, University Hospital Aintree, bSchool of Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, cSt Helens and Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, dDepartment of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary, Manchester PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R Moots aRheumatology Research Group, University Hospital Aintree, bSchool of Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, cSt Helens and Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, dDepartment of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary, Manchester PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J T Lear aRheumatology Research Group, University Hospital Aintree, bSchool of Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, cSt Helens and Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, dDepartment of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary, Manchester PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M P Lynch aRheumatology Research Group, University Hospital Aintree, bSchool of Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, cSt Helens and Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, dDepartment of Dermatology, Royal Infirmary, Manchester PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Dr D Hutchinson, Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Aintree, Longmore Lane, Liverpool, UK Hutch{at}talk-101.com

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Hutchinson D, Shepstone L, Moots R, et al

Heavy cigarette smoking is strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particularly in patients without a family history of RA

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2001;60:223-227.

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January 09, 2022

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases