Separate influences of birth order and gravidity/parity on the development of systemic sclerosis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 418-424

  Cockrill, Tonya ^a   Del Junco, Deborah J ^a   Arnett, Frank C ^a   Assassi, Shervin ^a   Tan, Filemon K ^a   McNearney, Terry ^b   Fischbach, Michael ^c   Perry, Marilyn ^a   Mayes, Maureen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCHIMERISM; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 77649223468     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20096     Document Type: Article

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