Patterns of misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 489-490

  Levin, Netta ^a,b   Mor, Michal ^a,b   Ben Hur, Tamir ^a,b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gender bias; Multiple sclerosis; Presentation; Sensory complaints

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS;

DISEASES;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; TUMOR; VASCULAR DISEASE; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; ISRAEL; ONSET AGE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0043068002     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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