Physical and social environment and the risk of multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 600-606

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Education; Gender; Hygiene theory; Multiple sclerosis; Occupation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; COHABITATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CHILD; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; HYGIENE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906327391     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: 22110356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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