Abstracts tagged "Particulate matter and Total hydrocarbons"

Abstract Number: 670 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Association Between Ambient Air Pollutant Exposures and Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A 12-Year Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan
Yenju Shih¹ and Chang-Ching Wei ², ¹Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Taichung city, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children Hospital, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Taichung city, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Air pollutants exposure has been linked to inducing oxidative stress, pulmonary and systemic inflammation. We hypothesized that long-term exposure to air pollution would be…