Multiple sclerosis in the province of Ferrara: Evidence for an increasing trend

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1642-1648

  Granieri, E ^a   Economou, N T ^a   De Gennaro, R ^a   Tola, M R ^a   Caniatti, L ^a   Govoni, V ^a   Fainardi, E ^a   Casetta, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ferrara; Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37749011271     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-007-0560-5     Document Type: Article

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