Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Gypsies and Bulgarians

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 218-222

  Milanov, I ^a,c   Topalov, N ^a   Kmetski, Ts ^b  

^a University Neurological Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^b Regional Polyclinic No 28 ^*  (Bulgaria)

^c III Neurological Clinic   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bulgarians; Gypsies; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; FEMALE; GIPSY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GYPSIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033053099     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026214     Document Type: Article

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