Sibship characteristics and risk of multiple sclerosis: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1112-1117

  Bager, Peter ^a,d   Nielsen, Nete Munk ^a   Bihrmann, Kristine ^a   Frisch, Morten ^a   Wohlfart, Jan ^a   Koch Henriksen, Nils ^b,c   Melbye, Mads ^a   Westergaard, Tine ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth order; Infection; Maternal age; Multiple sclerosis; Paternal age; Risk factors; Siblings; Twins

Indexed keywords

AGE; BONE; HARDENING; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33745620173     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj148     Document Type: Article

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