Induced abortions in women with rheumatoid arthritis receiving methotrexate

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1365-1369

  Vinet, Évelyne ^a   Kuriya, Bindee ^b   Pineau, Christian A ^a   Clarke, Ann E ^a   Bernatsky, Sasha ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFERTILITY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881335097     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.22000     Document Type: Article

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