Environmental risk factors for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-54

  Zilber, N ^a,b,c   Kahana, E ^a,d,e  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Ctr de Rech Francais de Jerusalem   (Israel)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Case control study; Risk factors; Socioeconomic status; SSPE; Viral diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEASLES; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0031746202     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07377.x     Document Type: Article

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