An epidemiological study of multiple sclerosis in central Sardinia, Italy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 391-394

  Casetta, I ^a   Granieri, E ^a   Marchi, D ^b   Murgia, S B ^c   Tola, M R ^a   Ticca, A ^b   Lauria, G ^c   Govoni, V ^a   Murgia, B ^b   Pugliatti, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Nuoro   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032441129     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07319.x     Document Type: Article

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