New data identify an increasing sex ratio of multiple sclerosis in Sweden

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1578-1583

  Westerlind, Helga ^a   Boström, Inger ^b   Stawiarz, Leszek ^a   Landtblom, Anne Marie ^b,c   Almqvist, Catarina ^a,d   Hillert, Jan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c General Hospital   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; prevalence proportion; register study; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REGISTER; SAMPLING BIAS; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR;

EID: 84910122763     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458514530021     Document Type: Article

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