A longitudinal model for disease progression was developed and applied to multiple sclerosis
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A longitudinal model for disease progression was developed and applied to multiple sclerosis
OBJECTIVES To develop a model of disease progression using multiple sclerosis (MS) as an exemplar. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS Two observational cohorts, the University of Wales MS (UoWMS), UK (1976), and British Columbia MS (BCMS) database, Canada (1980), with longitudinal disability data [the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS)] were used; individuals potentially eligible for MS disease-m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0895-4356
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.05.003