Autoimmune disease incidence among women prenatally exposed to diethylstilbestrol

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2167-2173

  Strohsnitter, William C ^a   Noller, Kenneth L ^c   Troisi, Rebecca ^d   Robboy, Stanley J ^e   Hatch, Elizabeth E ^f   Titus Ernstoff, Linda ^g   Kaufman, Raymond H ^h   Palmer, Julie R ^b   Anderson, Diane ⁱ   Hoover, Robert N ^d  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Diethylstilbestrol; Prenatal exposure; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OPTIC NEURITIS; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957866050     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091092     Document Type: Article

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