TY - JOUR AU - Moghaddam, Vahid Kazemi AU - Dickerson, Aisha S. AU - Bazrafshan, Edris AU - Seyedhasani, Seyedeh Nahid AU - Najafi, Fereshteh AU - Hadei, Mostafa AU - Momeni, Jalil AU - Moradi, Ghasem AU - Sarmadi, Mohammad PY - 2021 DA - 2021/04/01 TI - Socioeconomic determinants of global distribution of multiple sclerosis: an ecological investigation based on Global Burden of Disease data JO - BMC Neurology SP - 145 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Socioeconomic factors may be involved in risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), either indirectly or as confounding factors. In this study two comprehensive indicators reflecting socioeconomic differences, including the Human Development Index (HDI) and Prosperity Index (PI), were used to assess the impact of these factors on the worldwide distribution of MS. SN - 1471-2377 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02170-3 DO - 10.1186/s12883-021-02170-3 ID - Moghaddam2021 ER -