Open AccessIncidence of Multiple Sclerosis in Germany: A Cohort Study Applying Different Case Definitions Based on Claims Data
Author(s) -
Niklas Schmedt,
Laura Khil,
Klaus Berger,
Oliver Riedel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000481990
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , cohort , multiple sclerosis , cohort study , demography , pediatrics , immunology , physics , sociology , optics
Data on the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the national level is scarce. We aimed to estimate the incidence of MS in Germany and to compare different MS case definitions based on claims data.
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