The emergence of multiple sclerosis, 1870-1950: A puzzle of historical epidemiology

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-395

  Talley, Colin L ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENDER; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

EID: 22544447344     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2005.0079     Document Type: Review

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