Article
Individual and joint action of environmental factors and risk of MS.
Neurologic clinics - 1 May 2011
van der Mei I A F, Simpson S, Stankovich J, Taylor B V
Abstract excerpt
In this review, the evidence for the leading environmental and lifestyle factors thought to play a role in multiple sclerosis (MS) onset, including Epstein-Barr virus, sun exposure or vitamin D, and smoking, will be discussed. The Causal Pie Model is used as a conceptual framework to understand the causation. Given that no single factor leads to the development of MS, the joint action or interaction of these...
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