Age, sex, and the familial risk of rheumatoid arthritis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-24

  Kwoh, C Kent ^a,b,c,e,f   Venglish, Colleen ^b   Lynn, Audrey H ^c   Whitley, Deborah M ^d   Young, Elizabeth ^b   Chakravarti, Aravinda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Margaret Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

arthritis, rheumatoid; epidemiologic factors; family; risk; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029899898     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008850     Document Type: Article

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