Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis. Controversies and realities;Epidemiologia de la esclerosis multiple. Controversias y realidades

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 959-964

  Hernandez M A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034673909     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3010.99363     Document Type: Article

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