Association between allergies and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Monteiro, L ^a   Souza Machado, A ^a   Menezes, C ^a   Melo, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Meta analysis; Multiple sclerosis; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 78650061834     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01355.x     Document Type: Review

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