## Abstract A few case–control studies of multiple system atrophy (MSA) have been reported in Western populations. In this study, we included various epidemiological factors to evaluate whether the risk factors for MSA differed in Korean and Western populations. A total of 100 consecutive MSA patie
Survival of Korean patients with multiple system atrophy
✍ Scribed by Han-Joon Kim; Beom S. Jeon; Jee-Young Lee; Ji Young Yun
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 661 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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