Pregnancy outcome in women with multiple sclerosis: Results from a prospective nationwide study in Finland

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 950-955

  Jalkanen, A ^a   Alanen, A ^a   Airas, L ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

delivery; immunomodulatory treatment; Multiple sclerosis; outcome; pregnancy; relapse

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITROUS OXIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FINLAND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955169880     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510372629     Document Type: Article

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