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. 2022 May;43(5):3239-3245.
doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05718-w. Epub 2021 Nov 24.

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Liguria region, Italy: an estimate using the capture-recapture method

M Ponzio  1 , A Tacchino  2 , D Amicizia  3   4 , M F Piazza  3 , C Paganino  3 , C Trucchi  3   4 , M Astengo  3 , S Simonetti  5 , D Gallo  3 , A Sansone  6 , G Brichetto  2   6 , M A Battaglia  7 , F Ansaldi  3   4
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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Liguria region, Italy: an estimate using the capture-recapture method

M Ponzio et al. Neurol Sci. 2022 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Capture–recapture method; Italy; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence.

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The authors declare no competing interest.

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Fig. 1
Venn diagram illustrates the distribution of subjects identified by administrative claims: payment exemption (a-EXE), prescription of specific disease drug (b-DPR), and hospital discharge record (c-HDR)
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