Demographic characteristics of MS patients in Poland's upper Silesia region

• Published in: International journal of neuroscience Vol. 125; no. 5; pp. 344 - 351
• Main Authors: Pierzchala, Krystyna, Adamczyk-Sowa, Monika, Dobrakowski, Pawel, Kubicka-Baczyk, Katarzyna, Niedziela, Natalia, Sowa, Pawel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Informa Healthcare 04.05.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; demographic; Demography; Disability Evaluation; Educational Status; EQ-5D; Female; Health Status; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; multiple sclerosis; Multiple Sclerosis - epidemiology; Poland; Poland - epidemiology; Reference Values; Registries; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Poland; Poland; EQ-5D; multiple sclerosis; demographic

Objectives: In Poland, no national registry of MS patients has yet been introduced. So far, no demographic studies have been conducted in patients with MS in Upper Silesia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate, for the first time, a selected demographic and clinical parameters in MS patients...