Open AccessAlcohol Consumption as a Risk Factor for Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Grigoris Effraimidis,
Jan G.P. Tijssen,
Wilmar M. Wiersinga
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000338920
Subject(s) - medicine , euthyroid , prospective cohort study , rheumatoid arthritis , risk factor , odds ratio , graves' disease , thyroiditis , cohort study , thyroid
Alcohol consumption has been identified as a protective factor for some autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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