Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 1990 Oct;53(10):906-11.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.53.10.906.

Multiple sclerosis among United Kingdom-born children of immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, Africa and the West Indies

M Elian  1 , S Nightingale, G Dean
Affiliations
Comparative Study

Multiple sclerosis among United Kingdom-born children of immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, Africa and the West Indies

M Elian et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1990 Oct.

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is very uncommon among ethnic Asians in the Indian subcontinent, among Asians and Africans resident in the New Commonwealth countries of Africa and in the West Indies. It is also very uncommon among those who have migrated to England from those countries. In contrast, the children born in the United Kingdom of Asian, African and West Indian immigrants have, in the age groups available for study, a high prevalence of MS of a similar order to that occurring in the general population of England.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

References

    1. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1986 Jul 26;293(6541):237-9 - PubMed
    1. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1987 Mar;50(3):327-32 - PubMed
    1. World Neurol. 1961 Mar;2:199-211 - PubMed
    1. Br J Prev Soc Med. 1977 Sep;31(3):141-7 - PubMed
    1. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1979 Jun;33(2):107-10 - PubMed

Publication types