Parity and secondary progression in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 676-678

  Koch, M ^a   Uyttenboogaart, M ^a   Heersema, D ^a   Steen, C ^a   De Keyser, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 66149140618     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.160911     Document Type: Article

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