Seasonal fluctuation of multiple sclerosis births in Sardinia

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-44

  Sotgiu, Stefano ^a   Pugliatti, Maura ^a   Sotgiu, Maria A ^a   Fois, Maria L ^a   Arru, Giannina ^a   Sanna, Alessandra ^a   Rosati, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Month of birth; Multiple sclerosis; Risk factors; Sardinia; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIBLING; SPRING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARTURITION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 31544468078     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0917-6     Document Type: Article

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