Incidence of multiple sclerosis in Chile. A hospital registry study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-75

  Diaz V ^a,b   Barahona, J ^b   Antinao, J ^a   Quezada, R ^a   Delgado, I ^b   Silva, C ^a   Guiloff, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Incidence rate; Latitude UV radiation; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; CHILE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84155186607     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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