Premorbid sociodemographic status and multiple sclerosis outcomes with universal health care

JAMA Network Open

2023-09-26

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of working-age adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), premorbid income, education, and marital status correlated with disability and symptom severity in relapse onset and progressive-onset MS, independent of treatment. These findings suggest that socioeconomic status may reflect both structural and individual determinants of health in MS.

Authors: Anna He, M.B.B.S., of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden is the corresponding author.

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(doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34675)

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