Association of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Uranium Exposure in a Community Living Near a Uranium‐Processing Plant: A Nested Case–Control Study

To explore the hypothesis that cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) would be found more frequently in community members with high prior uranium exposure in the Fernald Community Cohort (FCC).

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