Increasing prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Finland

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-158

  Sumelahti, M L ^a,b,d   Tienari, P J ^c   Wikstrom J ^c   Palo, J ^c   Hakama, M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035135173     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2001.103003153.x     Document Type: Article

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