Prevalence, demographics and clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Qatar

Dirk Deleu1, Danial Mir, Ahmed Al Tabouki

  • 1Department of Neurology (Medicine), Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. ddeleu@hmc.org.qa

Multiple Sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
|September 13, 2012
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