Objective To generate a national multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence estimate for the United
States by applying a validated algorithm to multiple administrative health claims (AHC) …

Objective: To estimate the US commercially insured multiple sclerosis (MS) annual
prevalence from 2008 to 2012. Methods: The study was a retrospective analysis using …

Importance Racial, ethnic, and geographic differences in multiple sclerosis (MS) are
important factors to assess when determining the disease burden and allocating health care …

Objective We sought to better understand the reasons for increasing prevalence of multiple
sclerosis (MS) by studying prevalence in relation to incidence, mortality rates, sex ratio, and …

Objective: To validate a case definition of multiple sclerosis (MS) using health administrative
data and to provide the first province-wide estimates of MS incidence and prevalence for …

Objective To develop a valid algorithm for identifying multiple sclerosis (MS) cases in
administrative health claims (AHC) datasets. Methods We used 4 AHC datasets from the …

Background: Few studies have assessed the accuracy of administrative data for identifying
multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Objectives: To validate administrative data algorithms for …

The purpose of this study was to provide current age-, sex-, and region-specific MS
prevalence estimates and to identify trends using the National Health Interview Survey. The …

Objective: Several studies suggest an increasing prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in
Canada. We aimed to validate a case definition for MS using administrative health insurance …

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