Abstract
The authors conducted a population-based case-control study of connective tissue disease in a four-county area in southeastern Georgia. Interviews with 44 cases and 88 controls were conducted in September and October of 1986. The association with a family history of these disorders was reconfirmed, and a positive association with the use of hair dyes was found. A negative association was found with a family history of diabetes mellitus.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amines / metabolism
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Connective Tissue Diseases / epidemiology
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Connective Tissue Diseases / etiology*
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Diabetes Complications
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Female
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Georgia
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Hair Dyes / adverse effects
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Humans
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / epidemiology
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / etiology
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Myositis / epidemiology
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Myositis / etiology
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Risk Factors
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Scleroderma, Systemic / epidemiology
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Scleroderma, Systemic / etiology