Multiple sclerosis in Latin America

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Corona, Teresa ^a   Román, Gustavo C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic distribution; Latin America; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHICKENPOX; CHILE; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; COLOMBIA; CONSULTATION; CUBA; ECZEMA; EDITORIAL; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MEXICO; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPASTIC PARESIS; URUGUAY;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 29144463217     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089230     Document Type: Editorial

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