Sex ratio of multiple sclerosis in the National Swedish MS Register (SMSreg)

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-52

  Boström, Inger ^a   Stawiarz, Leszek ^b   Landtblom, Anne Marie ^a,c,d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Neurology Unit General Hospital   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

incidence rate; Multiple sclerosis; prevalence proportion; register; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN;

EID: 84871644832     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512446169     Document Type: Article

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