Geographic correlation of multiple sclerosis with tick-borne diseases

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 257-261

  Brown Jr , James S ^a  

^a KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboviruses; Islands; Multiple sclerosis; Seabirds; Tick borne encephalitis; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BIRD; DISEASE CARRIER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEA; TICK BORNE DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BIRDS; DISEASE VECTORS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PREVALENCE; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 0030112695     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859600100501     Document Type: Article

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