Effect of occupation on risk of developing MS: An insurance cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Horwitz, Henrik ^a   Ahlgren, Birgitte ^b   Nærum, Elisabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Master of Science in Finance and Strategic Management   (Denmark)

^c ATP   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84880402657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002894     Document Type: Article

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