Rheumatoid arthritis and birth outcomes: A Danish and Swedish nationwide prevalence study: Original Article

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 268, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-337

  Norgaard M ^a   Larsson, H ^a   Pedersen, L ^a   Granath, F ^b   Askling, J ^b,c   Kieler, H ^b   Ekbom, A ^b   Sorensen H T ^a   Stephansson, O ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

birth outcomes; epidemiology; pregnancy; rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING; STILLBIRTH; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956326074     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02239.x     Document Type: Article

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