Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Brazil: A systematic review

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 572-579

  Da Gama Pereira, Ana Beatriz Calmon Nogueira ^a,b   Sampaio Lacativa, Maria Clinete ^a,c   Da Costa Pereira, Fernanda Ferreira Chaves ^a,d   Papais Alvarenga, Regina Maria ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE SEVERINO SOMBRA   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DOS SERVIDORES DO ESTADO   (Brazil)

^d Neuroclinica   (Brazil)

^e HOSPITAL FEDERAL DA LAGOA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Incidence; Multiple Sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CLIMATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; RACE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; META ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84947589472     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: 22110356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2015.08.004     Document Type: Review

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