Sun exposure and multiple sclerosis risk in Norway and Italy: The EnvIMS study.

Autor: Bjørnevik, Kjetil, Riise, Trond, Casetta, Ilaria, Drulovic, Jelena, Granieri, Enrico, Holmøy, Trygve, Kampman, Margitta T, Landtblom, Anne-Marie, Lauer, Klaus, Lossius, Andreas, Magalhaes, Sandra, Myhr, Kjell-Morten, Pekmezovic, Tatjana, Wesnes, Kristin, Wolfson, Christina, Pugliatti, Maura
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Zdroj: Multiple Sclerosis Journal; Jul2014, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p1042-1049, 8p
Abstrakt: The article examines the association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and measures of sun exposure in specific age periods in Norway and Italy. The multinational case-control study (EnvIMS) study included 1660 MS patients and 3050 controls from Italy and Norway. It found converging evidence that underlines the beneficial effect of sun exposure on MS risk.
Databáze: Complementary Index