Reply to Urbanization Theory for Growing Trend of Multiple Sclerosis Letter
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چکیده
1. Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 2. Dept. of Environmental Health, School of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 3. Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Center for Air Pollution Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5. Dept. of Environmental Health, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran 6. Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 7. Dept. of Environmental Health, School of Health, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
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Urbanization Theory for Growing Trend of Multiple Sclerosis Prevalence among Iranian Population
Dehghani et al. well elucidated the role of urbanization and life style on epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) dispersal in Iran based on the ecological research data. The authors have raised the issue of "Urbanization" and attributed the growing prevalence of MS to the environmental factors, the rising trend of migration to urban areas and changes of lifestyle (1). Currently, there are int...
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