Increased male-to-female ratio among children born to women with systemic lupus erythematosus: Comment on the article by Lockshin et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1129-

  Vinet, Évelyne ^a   Bernatsky, Sasha ^a   Pineau, Christian A ^a   Clarke, Ann E ^a   Nashi, Emil Pablo ^a   Scott, Susan ^a   Platt, Robert ^b   MacKay, Meggan ^c   Aranow, Cynthia ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA ANTIBODY; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

CANADA; DELIVERY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVE BIRTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RACE; SEX RATIO; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84875721706     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.37852     Document Type: Letter

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