Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in southeastern Iran

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 304-308

  Moghtaderi, Ali ^a   Rakhshanizadeh, Forough ^a   Shahraki Ibrahimi, Shahryar ^a  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Incidence; Iran; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873711556     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.05.032     Document Type: Article

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