The british isles survey of multiple sclerosis in twins

Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 11-15

  Mumford, C J ^a   Wood, N W ^a   Kellar Wood, H ^a   Thorpe, J W ^b   Miller, D H ^b   Compston, D A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN CONCORDANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0028128084     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.44.1.11     Document Type: Article

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