Multiple sclerosis in women having children by multiple partners. A population-base study in Denmark

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 621-625

  Basso, Olga ^a   Campi, Rita ^b   Frydenberg, Morten ^c   Koch Henriksen, Nils ^d   Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^e   Olsen, Jørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Microchimerism; Multiple partners; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CHIMERISM; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 9744269949     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458504ms1099oa     Document Type: Article

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