Association of smoking with risk of multiple sclerosis: A population-based study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1778-1781

  Ramagopalan, Sreeram V ^a   Lee, Joshua D ^b   Yee, Irene M ^b   Guimond, Colleen ^b   Traboulsee, Anthony L ^b   Ebers, George C ^a   Sadovnick, A Dessa ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Population based; Pregnancy; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PASSIVE SMOKING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SMOKING;

ADULT; CANADA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84880317866     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-6873-7     Document Type: Article

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