Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in the Canary Islands (Spain): A study on the island of La Palma

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 249, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1378-1381

  Hernández, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 0036407238     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-002-0841-y     Document Type: Article

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