Smoking and multiple sclerosis: evidence for latitudinal and temporal variation

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1677-1683

  O'Gorman C ^a,b,c   Broadley, S A ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Clinical trials systematic review meta analysis; Multiple sclerosis; Risk factors in epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84939882903     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7397-5     Document Type: Article

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