Rate of pregnancy-related relapse in multiple sclerosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 285-291

  Confavreux, Christian ^a   Hutchinson, Michael ^b   Hours, Martine Marie ^a   Cortinovis Tourniaire, Patricia ^a   Moreau, Thibault ^a  

^a Hopital de l'Antiquaille   (France)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INTERFERON BETA SERINE; MITOXANTRONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISABILITY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032581445     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199807303390501     Document Type: Article

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