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Multiple Sclerosis

By: Justin Corfield
In: Encyclopedia of Global Health
Edited by: Yawei Zhang
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion

Multiple sclerosis (MS), occasionally called disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminate, is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects a person's central nervous system and can cause a variety of symptoms including visual problems, muscle weakness, depression, and ...

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  Corfield, J. (2008). Multiple sclerosis. In Y. Zhang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global health (Vol. 1, pp. 1147-1148). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n798
  
  Corfield, Justin. "Multiple Sclerosis." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 1147-48. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n798.
  
  Corfield, J. 2008. Multiple Sclerosis. In: Yawei Zhang Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Global Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1147-1148 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n798> [Accessed 14 Apr 2021].
  
  Corfield, Justin. "Multiple Sclerosis." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Yawei Zhang. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1147-48. SAGE Knowledge. 14 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n798.
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