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LETTER
Poland may be a high risk area for multiple sclerosis based on weather patterns
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Ohio State University Alumni Association, Columbus, OH, USA
Submission date: 2017-05-28
Acceptance date: 2017-07-06
Online publication date: 2018-04-24
Publication date: 2019-11-19
Corresponding author
Pol. Ann. Med. 2018;25(2):283-285
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research was conducted independently and not on behalf of the Ohio State Alumni Association. No conflict of interest exists in this relationship.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Author declare to have no conflict of interest.
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