Does the season or month of birth influence disease progression in multiple sclerosis?

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 195-198

  Tremlett, Helen L ^a   Devonshire, Virginia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Month of birth; Multiple sclerosis progression; Seasonal variation; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CANADA; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WALKING AID; WINTER;

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745024598     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092406     Document Type: Article

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