Adverse socioeconomic position during the life course is associated with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 622-629

  Briggs, Farren B S ^a   Acuña, Brigid S ^b   Shen, Ling ^b   Bellesis, Kalliope H ^b   Ramsay, Patricia P ^a   Quach, Hong ^a   Bernstein, Allan ^c   Schaefer, Catherine ^b   Barcellos, Lisa F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Palm Drive Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; IMMUNITY; LATINO PEOPLE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901949497     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-203184     Document Type: Article

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