Multiple sclerosis prevalence and possible lead exposure

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 158-162

  Turabelidze, George ^a   Schootman, Mario ^b   Zhu, Bao Ping ^a   Malone, Joseph L ^e   Horowitz, Steven ^c   Weidinger, Joseph ^a   Williamson, Dhelia ^d   Simoes, Eduardo ^a  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Cluster; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 43049090060     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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