The natural history of multiple sclerosis: A geographically based study: 3. MULTIVARIATE analysis OF predictive FACTORS and MODELS of outcome

Brain

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 1045-1056

  Weinshenker, B G ^a   Rice, G P A ^a   Noseworthy, J H ^a   Carriere, W ^a   Baskerville, J ^a   Ebers, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025774940     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/114.2.1045     Document Type: Article

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