Journal article
Assessment of reproductive history in systemic sclerosis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the number of live births in women whose systemic sclerosis (SSc) onset occurred during their reproductive years, and to compare this with general population rates.
METHODS: Within the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort, we identified 320 women whose SSc symptoms began prior to age 50 years. We determined the number of children born in the years following first onset of symptoms. We summed the years of followup from …
Authors
Bernatsky S; Hudson M; Pope J; Vinet E; Markland J; Robinson D; Jones N; Docherty P; Abu‐Hakima M; LeClercq S
Journal
Arthritis & Rheumatism, Vol. 59, No. 11, pp. 1661–1664
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 15, 2008
DOI
10.1002/art.24198
ISSN
0004-3591