Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in a Turkish City Bordering an Iron and Steel Factory.
CONCLUSIONS: We found that the prevalence of MS was more than two fold higher in Karabük than in Akçakoca, which supports a link between air pollution and the pathogenesis of MS. However, larger etiological and epidemiological studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
PMID: 29629528 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Clinical Neurology - Category: Neurology Tags: J Clin Neurol Source Type: research
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