Incidence (1988-97) and prevalence (1997) of multiple sclerosis in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-32

  Sundström, Peter ^a   Nystrom L ^a   Forsgren, L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0037227179     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.1.29     Document Type: Article

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