Comparing epidemiology and baseline characteristic of multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica: A case-control study

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 39-43

  Eskandarieh, Sharareh ^a,b   Nedjat, Saharnaz ^c   Abdollahpour, Ibrahim ^d   Moghadasi, Abdorreza Naser ^b   Azimi, Amir Reza ^b   Sahraian, Mohammad Ali ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Case Control; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85009063700     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: 22110356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2017.01.004     Document Type: Article

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