Effects of smoking, gender and occupational exposure on the risk of severe pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based case-control study

Magnus Ekström; Torbjörn Gustafson; Kurt Boman; Kenneth Nilsson; Göran Tornling; Nicola Murgia; Kjell Torén

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004018

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Effects of smoking, gender and occupational exposure on the risk of severe pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based case-control study

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Magnus Ekström Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Respiratory Medicine & Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Department of Medicine, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Torbjörn Gustafson Institution of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kurt Boman Institution of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kenneth Nilsson Institution of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Göran Tornling Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, The Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicola Murgia Section for Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kjell Torén Section for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Magnus Ekström; pmekstrom{at}gmail.com

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Ekström M, Gustafson T, Boman K, et al

Effects of smoking, gender and occupational exposure on the risk of severe pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based case-control study

BMJ Open 2014;4:e004018. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004018

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Received September 13, 2013
Revised November 18, 2013
Accepted November 28, 2013
First published January 9, 2014.

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