Characteristics of multiple sclerosis in aboriginals living in British Columbia, Canada

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1239-1243

  Saeedi, Jameelah ^a   Rieckmann, Peter ^a,b   Yee, Irene ^a   Tremlett, Helen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

aboriginals; ethnicity; multiple sclerosis; Native North Americans

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARED TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 84866049395     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512436595     Document Type: Article

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