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Multiple Sclerosis
Data from Taipei Medical University advance knowledge in multiple sclerosis
June 15th, 2009
" To determine whether maternal multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in an East Asian country by using a nationwide population-based dataset. This study linked two nationwide population-based datasets, the birth certificate registry and the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Dataset," researchers in Taipei, Taiwan report. "We identified a total of 174 women who gave birth from 2001 to 2003, who were diagnosed with MS within the 2 years preceding the index deliveries, together with 1,392 matched women without chronic disease as a comparison cohort. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed for...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-06-15)
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