Are the prevalence and incidence of multiple sclerosis changing?

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 148-149

  Benito León, Julián ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOTE; PREVALENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 79954605056     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325368     Document Type: Note

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