Association of MS with thyroid disorders

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 883-885

  Karni, Arnon ^a   Abramsky, Oded ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; MS; Thyroid disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033546941     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.4.883     Document Type: Article

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