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Epidemiological investigations into multiple sclerosis in Southern Hesse
Author(s) -
Lauer K.,
Firnhaber W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1985.tb00891.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , residence , demography , rural community , rural population , population , multiple sclerosis , geography , medicine , age of onset , rural area , pediatrics , disease , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology , sociology
– Residence during childhood and at disease onset in urban, semirural and rural communties respectively was investigated in an epidemiological group of MS patients in Southern Hesse (West Germany). Patients originated more frequently from small rural communities and less frequently from provincial towns than expected, whereas residence at onset corresponded to the distribution in the general population. The size of the community of residence did not influence age at onset, the later progression rate or the symptom at onset.