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SUBMITTER: Blaskievicz PH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143911 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200318 6
Previous studies have shown that high levels of air pollutants may increase activity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study is to analyze the association between pollutants originating from the Brazilian Legal Amazon and SLE activity. This is a retrospective longitudinal cohort study with patients with SLE in the General Hospital in Cuiabá, Brazil. The association with SLE activity was measured using the SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) and data on air quality-PM<sub>2.5 ...[more]