Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the L'Aquila district, central Italy

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-352

  Totaro, Rocco ^a   Marini, Carmine ^a   Cialfi, Agostino ^a   Giunta, Mario ^a   Carolei, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Italy; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034055177     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.3.349     Document Type: Article

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