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Environmental factors and multiple sclerosis

Ebers, George C·2008·The Lancet Neurology
DOI 10.1016/s1474-4422(08)70042-5
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Authors
Ebers, G. C.
Venue
The Lancet Neurology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-03
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
268-277
ISSN
1474-4422 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s1474-4422(08)70042-5
OpenAlex
W2129976411
Cited by
629
References
2
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Type
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Language
en
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closed
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