Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the province of Teruel, Spain

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 182-185

  Modrego Pardo, P J ^a,c   Pina Latorre, M A ^b   Lopez A ^b   Errea, J M ^a  

^a Hospital del Insalud de Alcañiz   (Spain)

^b Hospital del Insalud de Teruel   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 0031039441     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050070     Document Type: Article

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