The lack of associations between rheumatoid arthritis and both nulliparity and infertility

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 342-350

  Pope, J E ^a   Bellamy, N ^a   Stevens, A ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infertility; Nulliparity; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; NULLIPARA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032924454     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-0172(99)80019-5     Document Type: Article

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