Cesarean delivery may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 468-471

  Maghzi, Amir Hadi ^a,b,c   Etemadifar, Masoud ^a   Heshmat Ghahdarijani, Kiyan ^a,c   Nonahal, Safieh ^a   Minagar, Alireza ^d   Moradi, Vahab ^e  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Environmental; Epstein Barr virus; multiple sclerosis; perinatal; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84859402826     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458511424904     Document Type: Article

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