Differences in the progression of primary progressive multiple sclerosis in Brazilians of African descent versus white Brazilian patients

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 597-603

  Ferreira Vasconcelos, Claudia Cristina ^a,b   Santos Thuler, Luiz Claudio ^a,c   Cruz Dos Santos, Gutemberg Augusto ^a,b   Papais Alvarenga, Marcos ^a,b   Papais Alvarenga, Marina ^a,b   Gomes Camargo, Solange Maria Das Graças ^b   Papais Alvarenga, Regina Maria ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DA LAGOA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

African descent; Disability; Ethnicity; Primary progressive multiple sclerosis; Progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEGRO;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE OF ONSET; BRAZIL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952794223     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509360987     Document Type: Article

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