Epidemiology and Current Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica: A Systematic Review.

نویسندگان

  • N Likhar
  • R K Mothe
  • H Esam
  • G Kinra
  • C Shah
  • A Dang
چکیده

MATERIALS AND METHODS < A systematic search was conducted of the relevant published evidence from Embase, MEDLINE, and Cochrane < Search limits were articles in English and human < Retrieved citations were screened by two independent reviewers according to inclusion criteria: < Population: NMO patients with any age Interventions: Any interventions for treatment for NMO < Outcomes: Incidence and prevalence < < The analyses of comparable outcomes were carried out as per appropriate statistics along with critical appraisal of the studies

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

دوره 18 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015