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Global, regional, and national burden of multiple sclerosis 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis is the most common inflammatory neurological disease in young adults. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) provides a systematic method of quantifying various effects of a given condition by demographic variables and geography. In this systematic analysis, we quantified the global burden of multiple sclerosis and its relationship with country development level. METHODS: We assessed …

Authors

Collaborators GMS; Wallin MT; Culpepper WJ; Nichols E; Bhutta ZA; Gebrehiwot TT; Hay SI; Khalil IA; Krohn KJ; Liang X

Journal

The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 269–285

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 2019

DOI

10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30443-5

ISSN

1474-4422