Month of birth as a latitude-dependent risk factor for multiple sclerosis in Norway

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1028-1034

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

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Namsos Hospital   (Norway)

^f AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^h INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

ⁱ Molde Hospital   (Norway)

^j Department of Neurology Kristiansand Hospital   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^l UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Latitude; month of birth; multiple sclerosis; risk factor

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIBLING; SPRING; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WINTER;

EID: 84879768068     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512471094     Document Type: Article

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