Adverse Life Events, Autoimmune Diseases and Fibromyalgia Among Women: Findings from the SAGA Cohort in Iceland

• Main Author: Nanna Margrét Kristinsdóttir 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Lýðheilsuvísindi; Sjálfsofnæmissjúkdómar; Vefjagigt; Sálræn áföll; Konur; Kvenna; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/35731

Background: Autoimmune diseases (ADs) and fibromyalgia (FMS) create a major public health problem due to disabling symptoms despite treatment and high prevalence. A dose-response relationship has been indicated in recent studies between the number of adverse life events and negative effects on healt...