Familial factors influence disability in MS multiplex families

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1632-1636

  Brassat, D ^a,b   Azais Vuillemin, C ^a   Yaouanq, J ^b   Semana, G ^c   Reboul, J ^a   Cournu, I ^b   Mertens, C ^b   Edan, G ^a   Lyon Caen, O ^c   Clanet, M ^a   Fontaine, B ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033549026     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.8.1632     Document Type: Article

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