Comorbidities amongst patients with multiple sclerosis: A population-based controlled study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1215-1219

  Kang, J H ^a   Chen, Y H ^b   Lin, H C ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

comorbidities; ethnic Chinese; multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955797110     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02971.x     Document Type: Article

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