Early life factors and adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-37

  Simard, Julia F ^a   Costenbader, Karen H ^b   Hernán, Miguel A ^a   Liang, Matthew H ^b,c   Mittleman, Murray A ^c,d   Karlson, Elizabeth W ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult onset; Breastfeeding; Early life factors; Nurses' health study; Preterm birth; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONSET AGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73649095095     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090237     Document Type: Article

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