Multiple sclerosis epidemiology in Sardinia: Evidence for a true increasing risk

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-26

  Riedl, B ^a,b   Beckmann, T ^a   Neundorfer B ^a   Handwerker, H O ^b   Birklein, F ^a  

^a Neurologische Klinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035201992     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2001.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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