Season of birth and multiple sclerosis in Sweden

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-23

  Salzer, J ^a   Svenningsson, A ^a   Sundstrom P ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Etiology; Month of birth; Multiple sclerosis; Season of birth; Seasonality; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SEASON; SWEDEN;

BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SWEDEN; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 74049087512     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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