The impact of smoking on the activity of rheumatoid arthritis

1. Spector, T.D. (1990). Rheumatoid arthritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 16(3), 51310.1016/S0889-857X(21)00886-3Search in Google Scholar

2. Vessey M.P., Villard-Mackintosh L. & Yeates D. (1987). Oral contraceptives, cigarette smoking and other factors in relation to arthritis. Contraception. 35(5),457-46410.1016/0010-7824(87)90082-5Search in Google Scholar

3. Voigt L.F., Koepsell T.D., Nelson J.L., Dugowson C.E. & Daling J.R. (1994). Smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption, and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Epidemiology. 5(5), 525-532.Search in Google Scholar

4. Karlson E.W., Lee J.M. & Cook N.R. (1999). A retrospective cohort study of cigarette smoking and risk of rheumatoid arthritis in female health professionals. Arthritis Rheum. 42(5),910-710.1002/1529-0131(199905)42:5<910::AID-ANR9>3.0.CO;2-DSearch in Google Scholar

5. Ruiz-Esquide V., Gómez-Puerta J.A., Cañete J.D., Graell E., Vazquez I., Ercilla M.G., Viñas O., Gómez-Centeno A., Haro I. & Sanmartí R. (2011). Effects of smoking on disease activity and radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 38(12),2536-9.10.3899/jrheum.110410Search in Google Scholar

6. Stolt P., Bengtsson C., Nordmark B., Lindblad S., Lundberg I., Klareskog L., Alfredsson L. & EIRA study group. (2003). Quantification of the influence of cigarette smoking on rheumatoid arthritis: results from a population based case – control study, using incident cases. Ann Rheum Dis. 62(9),835-8410.1136/ard.62.9.835Search in Google Scholar

7. Nyhäll-Wåhlin B.M., Jacobsson L.T., Petersson I.F. & Turesson C. (2006). BARFOT study group. Smoking is a strong risk factor for rheumatoid nodules in early rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 65(5),601-606.Search in Google Scholar

8. Struthers G.R., Scott D.L., Delamere J.P., Sheppeard H. & Kitt M. (1981). Smoking and rheumatoid vasculitis. Rheumatol Int. 1(3),145-146.10.1007/BF00541260Search in Google Scholar

9. Nagai S., Hoshino Y., Hayashi M. & Ito I. (2000). Smoking-related interstitial lung diseases. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 6(5),415-41910.1097/00063198-200009000-00005Search in Google Scholar

10. Westhoff G., Rau R. & Zink A. (2008). Rheumatoid arthritis patients who smoke have a higher need for DMARDs and feel worse, but they do not have more joint damage than non-smokers of the same serological group. Rheumatology. 47(6), 849-5410.1093/rheumatology/ken057Search in Google Scholar

11. Manfredsdottir V.F., Vikingsdottir T., Jonsson T., Geirsson, A.J., Kjartansson O., Heimisdottir M., Sigurdardottir S.L., Valdimarsson H. & Vikingsson A. (2006). The effects of tobacco smoking and rheumatoid factor seropositivity on disease activity and joint damage in early rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 45,734-74010.1093/rheumatology/kei240Search in Google Scholar

12. Papadopoulos N.G., Alamanos Y., Voulgari P.V., Epagelis E.K., Tsifetaki N. & Drosos A.A. (2005). Does cigarette smoking influence disease expression, activity and severity in early rheumatoid arthritis patients?. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 23:861-866Search in Google Scholar

13. Westhoff G., Rau R. & Zink A. (2008). Rheumatoid arthritis patients who smoke have a higher need for DMARDs and feel worse, but they do not have more joint damage than non-smokers of the same serological group. Rheumatology (Oxford). 47:849-85410.1093/rheumatology/ken057Search in Google Scholar