Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Liguria region, Italy: an estimate using the capture-recapture method.

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Italia Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 100959175 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1590-3478 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15901874 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Neurol Sci Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Milano, Italy : Springer-Verlag Italia, c2000-

Multiple Sclerosis*/epidemiology; Humans ; Italy/epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Registries ; Research Design

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Keywords: Capture–recapture method; Italy; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

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