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A pilot study of the relationship between multiple sclerosis and the physical environment in northwest Ireland.
Environmental geochemistry and health - 1 Mar 2003
Gilmore Margaret, Grennan Eamonn
Abstract excerpt
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of unknown origin, but it is though likely to have an environmental component in addition to genetic predisposition. It appears common in areas with underlying radon-producing granites. Radon exposure before the age of 15 years is postulated as a...
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