Reproduction and the risk of multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1604-1609

  Magyari, Melinda ^a   Koch Henriksen, Nils ^a   Pfleger, Claudia C ^b   Sørensen, Per Soelberg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

case control studies; epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; pregnancy; registries; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PREGNANCY; REGISTER; REPRODUCTION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCTION; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885789364     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513481397     Document Type: Article

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