The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Alcoi Health District;Prevalencia de la esclerosis multiple en el area sanitaria de Alcoi

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1131-1134

  Mallada Frechin J ^a,b   Matias Guiu Guia J ^b   Martin R ^c   Lopez Arlandis J M ^d   Camacho Cuartero, J M ^d   Beltran I ^b   Molto J M ^b   Falip, R ^d   Abellan Miralles I ^e  

^a Hospital de Elda   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c Hospital San Juan de Dios de Santurce   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LOS LIRIOS   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL MARINA BAIXA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Demyelinating disorders; Epidemiological study; Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence; Spain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 0034674199     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3012.2000269     Document Type: Article

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