Increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women with pregnancy complications and poor self-rated health: A study within the Danish National Birth Cohort

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1514-1519

  Tore Jørgensen, Kristian ^a,b   Harpsøé, Maria C ^a   Jacobsen, Søren ^c   Jess, Tine ^a   Frisch, Morten ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; PARITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84904870029     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu150     Document Type: Article

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