Physical trauma and risk of multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 336, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 13-23

  Lunny, Carole A ^a   Fraser, Shawn N ^a   Knopp Sihota, Jennifer A ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concussion; Head injury; Meta analysis; Multiple sclerosis; Observational studies; Risk; Systematic review; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINE INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); YOUNG ADULT;

CONCUSSION; HEAD INJURY; META-ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84892600352     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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