Month of birth and multiple sclerosis risk in Scotland

European Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-42

  Ebers, George ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEASONS;

EID: 72149089612     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000268164     Document Type: Note

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