Major stressful life events in adulthood and risk of multiple sclerosis

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  • Nete Munk Nielsen
  • Peter Bager
  • Jacob Simonsen
  • Anders Hviid
  • Egon Stenager
  • Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik
  • Nils Koch-Henriksen
  • Morten Frisch
It is unclear whether psychological stress is associated with increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). We studied the association between major stressful life events and MS in a nationwide cohort study using death of a child or a spouse or marital dissolution as indicators of severe stress.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Volume85
Pages (from-to)1103-1108
Number of pages6
ISSN0022-3050
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Mar 2014

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