Oral contraceptives and rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a primary care-based incident case-control study

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 817-823

  Brennan, P ^a   Bankhead, C ^a   Silman, A ^a   Symmons, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control; Oral contraceptives; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030983257     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(97)80025-X     Document Type: Article

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