Multiple sclerosis in Iran: A demographic study of 8,000 patients and changes over time

European Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 331-336

  Sahraian, Mohammad Ali ^a,b   Khorramnia, Saeideh ^a   Ebrahim, Mina Mohammad ^a   Moinfar, Zahra ^a   Lotfi, Jamshid ^c   Pakdaman, Hossien ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Iranian Multiple Sclerosis Society; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; CHILD; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SYMPTOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; TIME;

EID: 78149355626     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321649     Document Type: Article

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