Timing of cigarette smoking as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-

  Salzer, Jonatan ^a   Sundstrom, Peter ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 84879306226     PISSN: 17562856     EISSN: 17562864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1756285613479427     Document Type: Letter

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