Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in lanzarote (Canary islands)

Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 265-267

  Garcia, J R ^a   Rodriguez, S ^a   Henriquez, M Sosa ^a   Batista, E ^a   Corujo, E ^a   Turon, A Font de Mora ^a   Hernandez, D Hernandez ^a   Leon, P Betancor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 0024498587     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.39.2.265     Document Type: Article

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