Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review

Kingwell, Elaine; Marriott, James; Jetté, Nathalie; Pringsheim, Tamara; Makhani, Naila; A. Morrow, Sarah; D. Fisk, John; Evans, Charity; Gabrielle Béland, Sarah; Kulaga, Sophie; Dykeman, Jonathan; Wolfson, Christina; Koch, Marcus; Ann Marrie, Ruth

doi:10.1186/1471-2377-13-128

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Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review

Published in BMC Neurology • Sep 26, 2013

Authors:

Elaine Kingwell

James Marriott

Nathalie Jetté

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of neurological disability in young adults worldwide and approximately half of those affected are in Europe. The assessment of differential incidence and prevalence across populations can reveal spatial, temporal and demographic patterns w...

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Incidence (geometry)

Medicine

Epidemiology

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