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Causes of death in patients with multiple sclerosis and matched referent subjects: a population‐based cohort study

Conclusion:  British patients with MS have a 3.5‐fold increased mortality rate compared with the general population. Smoking and respiratory diseases are major (potentially preventable) factors related to increased mortality rate amongst patients with MS. (Source: European Journal of Neurology)...

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Published By: MedWorm/Smoking - Wednesday, 22 February

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