Potential risk factors for multiple sclerosis in Rio de Janeiro: A case-control study

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 2 A, 2009, Pages 229-234

  Da Silva, Kátia Regina Penha ^a   Alvarenga, Regina Maria Papais ^a,c   Fernandez, Oscar Fernandez ^b   Alvarenga, Hélcio ^a   Thuler, Luiz Claudio Santos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital MI Carlos Haya   (Spain)

^c HUGG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Consumption of animal brain; Immunization; Multiple sclerosis; Risk factors; Single person; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; VACCINATION;

EID: 67650729764     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000200011     Document Type: Article

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