Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a nationwide cohort study

ConclusionsThis study shows an exposure-dependent association between occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and autoimmune rheumatic diseases and thus suggests causal effects, most evident for systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research