Open AccessAssociation of Cigarette Smoking but Not Alcohol Consumption With Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Author(s) -
P. Boeckler,
A. Cosnes,
Guy Hédelin,
Dan Lipsker
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
archives of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3652
pISSN - 0003-987X
DOI - 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.199
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , unit of alcohol , logistic regression , cigarette smoking , case control study , alcohol consumption , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry
To ascertain whether smoking or alcohol consumption is associated with lupus erythematosus (LE), because this topic is still subject to debate and part of the debate could be related to the fact that smoking and alcohol consumption are specific risk factors for cutaneous LE.
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