Spinal Cord Injury Is Related to an Increased Risk of Multiple Sclerosis: A Population-Based, Propensity Score-Matched, Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 655-659

  Lin, Chia Wei ^a   Huang, Ya Ping ^a   Pan, Shin Liang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

multiple sclerosis; propensity score; risk factors; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; AGED; COMPLICATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928713701     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3723     Document Type: Article

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