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Scleroderma primary prevention

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Effective measures for the primary prevention of scleroderma include avoiding occupational and environmental exposure to crystalline silica, epoxy resins, welding fumes and hand-arm vibration.

Primary Prevention

Primary Prevention

References

References

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  2. ↑ Barnes J, Mayes MD (March 2012). “Epidemiology of systemic sclerosis: incidence, prevalence, survival, risk factors, malignancy, and environmental triggers”. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 24 (2): 165–70. doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e32834ff2e8. PMID 22269658.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dospinescu P, Jones GT, Basu N (March 2013). “Environmental risk factors in systemic sclerosis”. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 25 (2): 179–83. doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e32835cfc2d. PMID 23287382.
  4. ↑ Marie I, Gehanno JF, Bubenheim M, Duval-Modeste AB, Joly P, Dominique S, Bravard P, Noël D, Cailleux AF, Weber J, Lagoutte P, Benichou J, Levesque H (February 2014). “Prospective study to evaluate the association between systemic sclerosis and occupational exposure and review of the literature”. Autoimmun Rev. 13 (2): 151–6. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2013.10.002. PMID 24129037.
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