September 01, 2009; 73 (9) Articles
Tobacco smoking, but not Swedish snuff use, increases the risk of multiple sclerosis
Anna K. Hedström, Maria Bäärnhielm, Tomas Olsson, Lars Alfredsson
First published August 31, 2009, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181b59c40
Anna K. Hedström
Maria Bäärnhielm
Tomas Olsson
Tobacco smoking, but not Swedish snuff use, increases the risk of multiple sclerosis
Anna K. Hedström, Maria Bäärnhielm, Tomas Olsson, Lars Alfredsson
Neurology Sep 2009, 73 (9) 696-701; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181b59c40
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- Anna K. Hedström, MD,
- Maria Bäärnhielm, MD,
- Tomas Olsson, MD, PhD and
- Lars Alfredsson, PhD
- Anna K. Hedström, MD,
- Maria Bäärnhielm, MD,
- Tomas Olsson, MD, PhD and
- Lars Alfredsson, PhD
- From the Institute of Environmental Medicine (A.K.H., L.A.) and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (M.B., T.O.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Anna K. Hedström, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden anna.hedstrom{at}ki.se
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