MS in Latin America

International MS Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-11

  Luetic, Geraldine ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Oncologia de Rosário   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Latin America; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 51649128838     PISSN: 13528963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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