The risk of multiple sclerosis in nurses: A population-based epidemiological study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-301

  Stenager, Egon ^a,b   Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^c   Koch Henriksen, Nils ^d  

^a Esbjerg Centralsygehus   (Denmark)

^b MS Clinic   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Department of Neurology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Cohort; Epidemiology; Infection; Multiple sclerosis; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0038243243     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458503ms919oa     Document Type: Article

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