The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the north-west Italian province of Genoa

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 436-440

  Solaro, C ^a   Allemani, C ^b   Messmer Uccelli, M ^c   Canevari, E ^d   Dagnino, N ^e   Pizio, R ^d   Regesta, G ^f   Tanganelli, P ^a   Battaglia, M A ^g   Mancardi, G L ^h  

^a PA Micone Hospital   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Italian MS Society   (Italy)

^d ASL 4 Regione Liguria   (Italy)

^e San Pier d'Arena Hospital   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

OLIGOCLONAL BAND;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; STANDARD; SYMPTOM; WARD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 20244369129     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0670-x     Document Type: Article

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