Which Environmental Factor Is Correlated with Long-Term Multiple Sclerosis Incidence Trends: Ultraviolet B Radiation or Geomagnetic Disturbances?

Background. Insufficient received ultraviolet B radiation (UV) is regarded as the main environmental risk factor (RF) for MS in vitamin D deficiency hypothesis. Nevertheless, geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) has also been proposed as a potential trigger for MS in GMD hypothesis. The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Seyed Aidin Sajedi, Fahimeh Abdollahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Multiple Sclerosis International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4960386