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Season of birth in multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
Templer D. I.,
Trent N. H.,
Spencer D. A.,
Trent A.,
Corgiat M. D.,
Mortensen P. B.,
Gorton M.
Publication year - 1992
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.1600-0404.1992.tb04007.x
Subject(s) - multiple sclerosis , season of birth , population , medicine , demography , pediatrics , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology
The monthly distribution of births of people who were later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis differed significantly from that of the general population in Denmark. The multiple sclerosis patients had an excess of births in March, April, May, and June, and fewer in the other months. Infection was suggested as a possible explanation.