Migration and multiple sclerosis in immigrants to Australia from United Kingdom and Ireland: A reassessment. I. Risk of MS by age at immigration

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1140-1149

  McLeod, J G ^a,b   Hammond, S R ^c   Kurtzke, J F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Maynooth Neurology   (Australia)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Immigration; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTHPLACE; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959857905     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5898-4     Document Type: Article

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