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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Italy is currently regarded as a medium-frequency area for MS. In recent years, however, this opinion has been questioned by many. Current public health organization in Italy is inadequate for epidemiologic search, ad accurate estimates of MS frequency are possible only as a result of intensive surveys of small population groups. To date, seven studies of this sort are available, which are comparable in suggesting that Italy also falls into the high-risk zone for MS. This paper reports the results of a similar survey in Barbagia, Sardinia, Southern Italy. Based on 21 probable MS cases, the prevalence per 100,000 on December 31, 1975, was 407, (48.5 of age-and sex-standardized to the Italian population). This result gives further support to the possibility that Italy is a high-risk area for MS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0028-3878
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
466-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Italy: a medium- or high-risk area for multiple sclerosis? An epidemiologic study in Barbagia, Sardinia, southern Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports