Migration and multiple sclerosis in Alaskan military veterans

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1413-1417

  Wallin, Mitchell T ^a,b   Page, William F ^c   Kurtzke, John F ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Geographic distribution; Migration; Multiple sclerosis; US veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALASKA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 69549120011     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5123-5     Document Type: Article

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