Mediterranean weather conditions and exacerbations of multiple sclerosis

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-151

  Saaroni, Hadas ^a   Sigal, Amit ^b   Lejbkowicz, Izabella ^b   Miller, Ariel ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Climate; Environment; Multiple sclerosis; Sun radiation; Temperature; Vitamin D; Weather

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RELAPSE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; RECURRENCE; SEASONS; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953679342     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000313446     Document Type: Article

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