title: Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
abstract: In the island of Lanzarote of the Province of Las Palmas, which is part of the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, the prevalence of multiple sclerosis is 15 per 100,000. The prevalence of MS in Lanzarote seems related more to ethnic conditions than to geography.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología General, Colegio Universitario de Las Palmas, Universidad de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sosa Henriquez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corujo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Font de Mora Turon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hernandez Hernandez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Betancor Leon
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain