The course of uveitis in pregnancy and postpartum

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1284-1288

  Chiam, Nathalie P Y ^a   Hall, Anthony J H ^b,c   Stawell, Richard J ^c,d   Busija, Lucy ^a   Lim, Lyndell L P ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Eye Surgery Associates   (Australia)

^d ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Victoria Parade Eye Consultants   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UVEITIS;

IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UVEITIS;

EID: 84884605281     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-303358     Document Type: Article

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