Incidence of multiple sclerosis in multiple racial and ethnic groups

Neurology

Volumn 80, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 1734-1739

  Langer Gould, Annette ^a,b   Brara, Sonu M ^b   Beaber, Brandon E ^b   Zhang, Jian L ^a  

^a Kaiser Permanente Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEGRO; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN COLOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREPAID HEALTH PLANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879115150     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182918cc2     Document Type: Article

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