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Published in: Neurological Sciences 4/2015

01-04-2015 | Letter to the Editor

The distinctive contrast of multiple sclerosis epidemiology between Persians and Armenian minority community of Isfahan city, Iran

Authors: Masoud Etemadifar, Seyed-Mohammadamin Nourian, Mojtaba Akbari, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi, Parto Nasri, Mahboobeh Fereidan-Esfahani

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 4/2015

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Title
The distinctive contrast of multiple sclerosis epidemiology between Persians and Armenian minority community of Isfahan city, Iran
Authors
Masoud Etemadifar
Seyed-Mohammadamin Nourian
Mojtaba Akbari
Seyed-Hossein Abtahi
Parto Nasri
Mahboobeh Fereidan-Esfahani
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-2013-0

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