Association between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Laupacis, Andreas ^a,b   Lillie, Erin ^a   Dueck, Andrew ^b,c   Straus, Sharon ^a,b   Perrier, Laure ^a,b   Burton, Jodie M ^d   Aviv, Richard ^b,c   Thorpe, Kevin ^a,e   Feasby, Thomas ^f   Spears, Julian ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B SCAN; CHRONIC CEREBROSPINAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VERTEBRA VEIN;

EID: 81055139641     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111074     Document Type: Article

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