Geographic and temporal distribution of mortality rates for multiple sclerosis in Canada, 1965-1994

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-81

  Warren, Sharon ^a   Warren, K G ^a   Svenson, Lawrence W ^a,b   Schopflocher, Donald P ^a,b   Jones, Allyson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Geographic distribution; Mortality; Multiple sclerosis; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037239552     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067111     Document Type: Article

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