The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Scotland: inferences from hospital admissions.

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder with a highly characteristic disease distribution. Prevalence and incidence in general increase with increasing distance from the equator. Similarly the female to male sex ratio increases with increasing latitude. Multiple possible risk...

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Main Authors: Handel, A, Jarvis, L, McLaughlin, R, Fries, A, Ebers, G, Ramagopalan, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011