Reduced duration of breastfeeding is associated with a higher risk of multiple sclerosis in both Italian and Norwegian adult males: the EnvIMS study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 262, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1271-1277

  Ragnedda, Giammario ^a   Leoni, Stefania ^a   Parpinel, Maria ^b   Casetta, Ilaria ^c   Riise, Trond ^d   Myhr, Kjell Morten ^d,e   Wolfson, Christina ^f,g   Pugliatti, Maura ^a,d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Case control studies; Epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; NORWEGIAN (CITIZEN); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929841755     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-015-7704-9     Document Type: Article

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