Herpes zoster and multiple sclerosis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-32

  Ross, R T ^a,b   Cheang, Mary ^a   Landry, Gail ^b   Klassen, Loressa ^b   Doerksen, Kathy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION;

EID: 0033023304     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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