Multiple sclerosis in Argentina. Systematic review and meta-analysis;Esclerosis múltiple en la Argentina revisión sistemática y meta-análisis

Medicina (Argentina)

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 449-454

  Rojas, Juan Ignacio ^a   Patrucco, Liliana ^a   Cristiano, Edgardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Multiple sclerosis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ARGENTINA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84872143943     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: 16699106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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