Geographical Variations in Sex Ratio Trends over Time in Multiple Sclerosis

Trojano, Maria; Lucchese, Guglielmo; Graziano, Giusi; Taylor, Bruce; Simpson, Steve; Lepore, Vito; Grand'Maison, Francois; Duquette, Pierre; Izquierdo, Guillermo; Grammond, Pierre; Amato, Maria; Bergamaschi, Roberto; Giuliani, Giorgio; BOZ, CAVİT; Hupperts, Raymond; Van Pesch, Vincent; Lechner-Scott, Jeannette; Cristiano, Edgardo; Fiol, Marcela; Oreja-Guevara, Celia; Laura Saladino, Maria; Verheul, Freek; Slee, Mark; Paolicelli, Damiano; Tortorella, Carla; D'Onghia, Mariangela; Iaffaldano, Pietro; Direnzo, Vita; Butzkueven, Helmut

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048078

Geographical Variations in Sex Ratio Trends over Time in Multiple Sclerosis

Trojano M., Lucchese G., Graziano G., Taylor B. V., Simpson S., Lepore V., ...Daha Fazla

PLOS ONE, cilt.7, sa.10, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 10
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048078
Dergi Adı: PLOS ONE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: A female/male (F/M) ratio increase over time in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients was demonstrated in many countries around the world. So far, a direct comparison of sex ratio time-trends among MS populations from different geographical areas was not carried out.