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Latitude is significantly associated with the prevalence of multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Oct 2011
Simpson Steve, Blizzard Leigh, Otahal Petr, Van der Mei Ingrid, Taylor Bruce
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BACKGROUND: There is a striking latitudinal gradient in multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence, but exceptions in Mediterranean Europe and northern Scandinavia, and some systematic reviews, have suggested that the gradient may be an artefact. The authors sought to evaluate the association between MS prevalence and latitude by meta-regression. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Studies were sourced from online databases, reference...
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