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. 1967 Jun 17;2(5554):724–730. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5554.724

Annual incidence, prevalence, and mortality of multiple sclerosis in white South-African-born and in white immigrants to South Africa.

G Dean
PMCID: PMC1841809  PMID: 6025978

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