Sex ratio of multiple sclerosis in persons born from 1930 to 1979 and its relation to latitude in Norway

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1481-1488

  Kampman, Margitta T ^b   Aarseth, Jan Harald ^c   Grytten, Nina ^c,i   Benjaminsen, Espen ^d   Celius, Elisabeth Gulowsen ^e   Dahl, Ole Petter ^f   Holmøy, Trygve ^g,h   Løken Amsrud, Kristin ^h,i   Midgard, Rune ^j,k   Myhr, Kjell Morten ^c,l,m   Risberg, Geir ⁱ   Vatne, Anita ^a   Torkildsen, Øivind ^c,m  

^a Sørlandet Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f Namsos Hospital   (Norway)

^g AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

ⁱ INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^j Molde Hospital   (Norway)

^k NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^m KG Jebsen Centre for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Clinical phenotype; Latitude; Multiple sclerosis; Sex ratio; Ultraviolet radiation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84878879221     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6814-x     Document Type: Article

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