Prognosis of multiple sclerosis: Environmental factors

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2000, Pages

  Casetta, I ^a   Granieri, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0034566306     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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