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The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis: a general overview.

Annals of neurology - 1 Dec 1994

Poser C M

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Epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) have shown the importance of genetic susceptibility factors that are modified by as yet unknown environmental influences. The often-cited interrelation between prevalence and latitude is no longer viable, with the important but unexplained exception of Australia and New Zealand. The standardization and increasing use of uniform diagnostic criteria lend new...

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PMID: 7998787
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410360805

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