Towards establishing MS prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-152

  Melcon, M O ^a   Melcon, C M ^a   Bartoloni, L ^a   Cristiano, E ^b   Duran, J C ^c   Grzesiuk, A K ^d   Fragoso, Y D ^e   Brooks, J B Bidin ^e   Diaz V ^f   Romero Garcia K M ^g   Cabrera Gomez, J A ^h   Abad, P ⁱ   Islas, Ma MacÍas ^j   Gracia, F ^k   Diaz De Bedoya, Vf Hamuy ^l   Ruiz, Me Córdova ^m   Hackembruch, J H ⁿ   Oehninger, C ⁿ   Ketzoian, C N ⁿ   Soto, A ^o  

^a FINEP Fundación Para la Investigación en Neuroepidemiología   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Hosp Clin   (Bolivia)

^d Hospital Santa Rosa   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^h Cuban Multiple Sclerosis Society   (Cuba)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS   (Ecuador)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^k Santo Tomas Hospital   (Panama)

^l Hospital I M T Asunción   (Paraguay)

^m UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

ⁿ HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

^o Hospital Dr Domingo Luciani   (Venezuela)

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Author keywords

Caribbean; environmental risk; epidemiology; ethnicity; Hispanic; latitude; multiple sclerosis; Native American Indian; South America; UV exposure

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AMERICA; DATA BASE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 84873618747     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512441985     Document Type: Review

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