Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in relation to perinatal and maternal characteristics: a case control study

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in relation to perinatal and maternal characteristics: a case control study

Abstract Background Existing data on associations between maternal and early childhood exposures and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) risk is scant and inconsistent with previous studies showing potential role for prematurity, number of siblings and infections. We explored JIA and International L...

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Main Authors: Samantha W. Bell, Susan Shenoi, J. Lee Nelson, Parveen Bhatti, Beth A. Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Juvenile arthritis
Maternal reproductive history
Case-control study
Perinatal factors
Birth certificate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-017-0167-z

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