Incidence of multiple sclerosis in Iceland, 2002-2007: A population-based study

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 909-913

  Eliasdottir, Olöf Jona ^a,b   Olafsson, Elias ^a,b   Kjartansson, Olafur ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

demyelination; epidemiology; incidence; magnetic resonance imaging; multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELAPSE;

EID: 80051965811     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458511402112     Document Type: Article

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