Climate, diffused solar radiation and multiple sclerosis

Climate, diffused solar radiation and multiple sclerosis

Environmental factors implicated as affecting world-wide distribution of multiple sclerosis are reviewed. It is suggested that climate may be involved in the etiology of this disease. Diffused solar radiation effects on multiple sclerosis hospital admission rates are demonstrated.

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science & medicine (1982) 1988, Vol.27 (3), p.231-238
Hauptverfasser: Laborde, Joyce M., Dando, William A., Teetzen, Merle L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Climate
Humans
Humidity - adverse effects
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - epidemiology
Multiple Sclerosis - etiology
multiple sclerosis climate solar radiation
North Dakota
Relationship
Seasons
solar radiation
Space-Time Clustering
Sunlight - adverse effects
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Environmental factors implicated as affecting world-wide distribution of multiple sclerosis are reviewed. It is suggested that climate may be involved in the etiology of this disease. Diffused solar radiation effects on multiple sclerosis hospital admission rates are demonstrated.
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/0277-9536(88)90126-8