Traumatic injury and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-176

  Warren, Sharon A ^a   Olivo, Susan Armijo ^a   Contreras, Jorge Fuentes ^a,c   Turpin, Karen V L ^a   Gross, Douglas P ^a   Carroll, Linda J ^a,b   Warren, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEWCASTLE OTTAWA SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84874262815     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100013688     Document Type: Article

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