Major stressful life events in adulthood and risk of multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1103-1108

  Nielsen, Nete Munk ^a   Bager, Peter ^a   Simonsen, Jacob ^a   Hviid, Anders ^a   Stenager, Egon ^b,c,d,e   Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^f   Koch Henriksen, Nils ^b,g   Frisch, Morten ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d MS Clinic of Southern Jutland (Sønderborg Vejle Esbjerg)   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY INCOME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR STRESSFUL LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARENTAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPOUSE; URBANIZATION; WIDOWED PERSON; DENMARK; DIVORCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS; WIDOW; YOUNG ADULT;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; STRESS;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIDOWHOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908347902     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-307181     Document Type: Article

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