title: Multiple sclerosis.
abstract: From April 2001 to March 2011 in BEACH, multiple sclerosis(MS) was managed at a rate of 0.9 per 1000 general practice encounters, suggesting an average 98 000 multiple sclerosis general practice patient encounters per year nationally.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*