Increase in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis over a 17-year period in Osona, Catalonia, Spain

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-248

  Otero Romero, S ^a   Roura, P ^b   Sola J ^b   Altimiras, J ^b   Sastre Garriga, J ^a   Nos, C ^a   Vaque J ^a   Montalban, X ^a   Bufill, E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

cross sectional studies; Epidemiology; multiple sclerosis; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84873698085     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512444751     Document Type: Article

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