A norse contribution to the history of neurological diseases

European Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-58

  Holmøy, Trygve ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Medical history; Multiple sclerosis; Norse saga

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ICELAND; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; PARESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33644659465     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091431     Document Type: Article

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