Cluster studies in multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 27-32

  Riise, Trond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030793681     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.49.2_suppl_2.s27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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