Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in U.S. veterans: 1. Race, sex, and geographic distribution

Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1979, Pages 1228-1235

  Kurtzke, John F ^a   Beebe, Gilbert W ^b   Norman, James E ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RACE; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

CAUCASOID RACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEGROID RACE; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES; VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIMS;

EID: 0018355870     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.29.9_part_1.1228     Document Type: Article

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