The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 871-878

  Hogancamp, William E ^a   Rodriguez, Moses ^a   Weinshenker, Brian G ^b  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MIGRATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030799133     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/72.9.871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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