Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Korea

Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1432-1438

  Kim, N H ^a   Kim, H J ^b   Cheong, H K ^c   Kim, B J ^c   Lee, K H ^c   Kim, E H ^c   Kim, E A ^d   Kim, S ^c   Park, M S ^b   Yoon, W T ^c  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78049515691     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181f88191     Document Type: Article

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