Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in arabs in Jordan: A comparative study between Jordanians and Palestinians

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 162-167

  Al Din, Amir S Najim ^a,c   Kurdi, Ashraf ^a   Mubaidin, Ammar ^b   El Khateeb, Mohammed ^a   Khalil, Raida W ^a   Wriekat, Abdel Latif ^b  

^a Department of Curriculum and Instruction   (Jordan)

^b KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Jordan)

^c PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabs; Comparative study; Epidemiology; Jordan; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PALESTINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030060482     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00276-8     Document Type: Article

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