Multiple sclerosis in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-393

  Modi, Girish ^a   Mochan, Andre ^a   du Toit, Madelein ^b   Stander, Ivan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Multiple Sclerosis Society of South Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETA INTERFERON; METHOTREXATE; NALTREXONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 44649201362     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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