Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Arabs in Kuwait: a comparative study between Kuwaitis and Palestinians.

doi:10.1016/0022-510x(90)90024-h

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Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Arabs in Kuwait: a comparative study between Kuwaitis and Palestinians.

Journal of the neurological sciences - 1 Dec 1990

al-Din A S, Khogali M, Poser C M, al-Nassar K E, Shakir R, Hussain J, Behbahani K, Chadha G

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On December 31, 1988 there were 201 registered multiple sclerosis patients in Kuwait, an overall prevalence rate (PR) of 10.2 per 100,000; among them were 186 Arabs, of whom 72 were Palestinians and 51 Kuwaitis. Comparison of these two subgroups, who had a similar age distribution revealed that t...

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Adult
Blood Group Antigens
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnicity
Europe
Eye Color
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
HLA-D Antigens
Humans
Israel
Kuwait
Male
Middle Aged
Middle East
Multiple Sclerosis

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PMID: 2089130
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(90)90024-h

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