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Editorial Review: Therapeutic Trials in Multiple Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

J.H. Noseworthy ,
T.P. Seland  and
G.C. Ebers
J.H. Noseworthy*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, London, Ontario and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary
T.P. Seland
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, London, Ontario and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary
G.C. Ebers
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, London, Ontario and the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary
*
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5A5
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 1984 , pp. 355 - 362
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