Controlled cohort study of serum gonadal and adrenocortical steroid levels in males prior to onset of rheumatoid arthritis (pre-Ra): A comparison to pre-Ra females and sex differences among the study groups

International Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Masi, Alfonse T ^a,b   Rehman, Azeem A ^c   Chatterton, Robert T ^d   Wang, Huaping ^b   Goertzen, Ned J ^b   Elmore, Kevin B ^c   Aldag, Jean C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UICOMP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84893950555     PISSN: 16879260     EISSN: 16879279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/284145     Document Type: Article

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