Prognostic factors of multiple sclerosis in Lebanon

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-210

  Yamout, Bassem ^a   Itani, Salam ^a   Arabi, Asma ^a   Hamzeh, Diana ^a   Yaghi, Shadi ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Disability; Middle East; Multiple sclerosis; Predictors; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950845420     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207450903464587     Document Type: Article

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