Progression of disability in multiple sclerosis: A study of factors influencing median time to reach an EDSS value

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-116

  Ramachandran, Sudarshan ^a,b   Strange, Richard C ^a,c   Kalra, Seema ^a,c   Nayak, Devaki ^a,c   Zeegers, Maurice P ^d   Gilford, Janice ^a,c   Hawkins, Clive P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; EDSS; MC1R; Multiple sclerosis; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84872768431     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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