X-ray radiation and the risk of multiple sclerosis: Do the site and dose of exposure matter?

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Published in Med J Islam Repub Iran on December 09, 2014

Authors

Mohammad Reza Motamed1, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad2, Maryam Abbasi3, Mastaneh Sanei4, Mina Abbaslou5, Somayeh Meysami6

Author Affiliations

1: 1. MD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. mrmotamed2005@yahoo.com.
2: 2. MD, M.P.H PhD, student and researcher, Division of Clinical geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden & Firoozgar Clinical Research Development Center (FCRDC), Firoozgar Hospital,Iran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. sm_fereshtehnejad@yahoo.com.
3: 3. MD, General practitioner and researcher, Medical Students Research Committee, Shahed University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. maryamabbasi1986@gmail.com.
4: 4. MD, AssistantProfessor, Department of radiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. mastanehsanei@yahoo.com.
5: 5. MD, General practitioner and researcher, Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. m.abbaslou@yahoo.com.
6: 6. MD, General practitioner and researcher, Department of Neurology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran, Iran. somayehmeysami203@yahoo.com.

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