Multiple sclerosis survival: A population-based study in Sicily

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-397

  Ragonese, P ^a   Aridon, P ^a   Mazzola, M A ^a   Callari, G ^a   Palmeri, B ^a   Famoso, G ^a   Terruso, V ^a   Salemi, G ^a   D'Amelio, M ^a   Savettieri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; Natural history; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DEATH; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX FACTORS; SICILY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649091520     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02814.x     Document Type: Article

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