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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 except...

Topics

Brain
Cluster Analysis
Disease Outbreaks
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Incidence
Multiple Sclerosis
Prevalence
Risk Factors

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PMID: 7998787
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410360805

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