A possible spatial and temporal cluster of multiple sclerosis in the town of Linguaglossa, Sicily

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 921-925

  Nicoletti, Alessandra ^a   Lo Fermo, Salvatore ^a   Reggio, Ester ^a   Tarantello, Rosangela ^a   Liberto, Alfredo ^a   Le Pira, Francesco ^a   Patti, Francesco ^a   Reggio, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster; Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SICILY;

EID: 23944491729     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0781-4     Document Type: Article

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