The prevalence of MS in the United States

Abstract

The estimated US national MS prevalence for 2010 is the highest reported to date and provides evidence that the north-south gradient persists. Our rigorous algorithm-based approach to estimating prevalence is efficient and has the potential to be used for other chronic neurologic conditions.

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 92
Issue: 10
Pages: e1029-e1040
Citations: 1012
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                                    Mitchell T. Wallin, 
                                
                                    William J. Culpepper, 
                                
                                    Jonathan D. Campbell
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            The prevalence of MS in the United States. 
                            Neurology
                            , 92
                            (10)
                            , e1029-e1040.
                            https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000007035
                        

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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007035