Decreasing longitudinal use of glucocorticosteroids in multiple sclerosis.

Mult Scler Relat Disord

Department of Neurology, Neuroimmunological Section, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address:

Published: October 2018

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