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Multiple Sclerosis Severity and Progression Rate in African Americans Compared with Whites

Multiple Sclerosis Severity and Progression Rate in African Americans Compared with Whites Authors: Michael D. Kaufman, MD Susan K. Johnson, PhD David Moyer, MBA Multiple Sclerosis Jessica Bivens, BA H. James Norton, PhD Affiliations: Research Article From the Multiple Sclerosis Center (MDK, DM, JB) and the Department of Biostatistics (HJN), Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, Multiple Sclerosis North Carolina (SKJ). Severity and Progression Rate in African Correspondence: Americans Compared with Whites All correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Susan K. Johnson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina–Charlotte, 9201 University ABSTRACT City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223. Kaufman MD, Johnson SK, Moyer D, Bivens J, Norton HJ: Multiple 0894-9115/03/8208-0582/0 sclerosis: Severity and progression rate in African Americans com- American Journal of Physical pared with whites. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2003;82:582–590. Medicine & Rehabilitation Copyright © 2003 by Lippincott Objective: Although epidemiology indicates that multiple sclerosis is Williams & Wilkins more common among whites than African Americans, the course of dis- ease may be more aggressive among African Americans. This study ex- DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000078199.99484.E2 amines disease course in a large multiple sclerosis clinic population. Design: A case-controlled, retrospective record review compared the severity of multiple http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Wolters Kluwer Health

Multiple Sclerosis Severity and Progression Rate in African Americans Compared with Whites

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Authors: Michael D. Kaufman, MD Susan K. Johnson, PhD David Moyer, MBA Multiple Sclerosis Jessica Bivens, BA H. James Norton, PhD Affiliations: Research Article From the Multiple Sclerosis Center (MDK, DM, JB) and the Department of Biostatistics (HJN), Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, Multiple Sclerosis North Carolina (SKJ). Severity and Progression Rate in African Correspondence: Americans Compared with Whites All correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Susan K. Johnson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina–Charlotte, 9201 University ABSTRACT City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223. Kaufman MD, Johnson SK, Moyer D, Bivens J, Norton HJ: Multiple 0894-9115/03/8208-0582/0 sclerosis: Severity and progression rate in African Americans com- American Journal of Physical pared with whites. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2003;82:582–590. Medicine & Rehabilitation Copyright © 2003 by Lippincott Objective: Although epidemiology indicates that multiple sclerosis is Williams & Wilkins more common among whites than African Americans, the course of dis- ease may be more aggressive among African Americans. This study ex- DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000078199.99484.E2 amines disease course in a large multiple sclerosis clinic population. Design: A case-controlled, retrospective record review compared the severity of multiple

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Published: Aug 1, 2003

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