Seasonality of multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica exacerbations in Japan

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 378-379

  Muto, Mayumi ^a   Mori, Masahiro ^a   Sato, Yasunori ^b   Uzawa, Akiyuki ^a   Masuda, Saeko ^a   Kuwabara, Satoshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; PARKINSONISM; RELAPSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER;

EID: 84874376718     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512452332     Document Type: Letter

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