… differences in Finland are due … prevalence trends in western Vaasa and Seinäjoki and
southern Uusimaa regions and assessed the contribution of incidence changes on the prevalence …

… We report a high and increased MS prevalence from 2000 to 2010 in Western Finland in
concordance with recent prevalence data concerning Finland and other high-risk areas. A …

… In this article, we present new data on MS prevalence from 1980 to 2007 in western parts
of Finland, conduct further analyses on data from North Ostrobothnia and review previous …

… prevalence of MS in 2013 was even higher, 208/100 000.7 An east-west (longitudinal) gradient
describing the prevalence of MS … in MS prevalence and MS incidence in Finland with the …

… women in Seinäjoki and Vaasa, where the standardized prevalence/105 in 2010 was 276 in
… risk area in Western Finland and show increasing trends in the incidence and prevalence of …

… Finland with two-fold increased prevalence over the neighbouring regions and estimated
average prevalence in Finland. (… genes may have entered western Finland. This model consists …

… in the western part. A reassessment of the prevalence data was carried out in the southern
province of Uusimaa and in the western province of Vaasa, the prevalence day being January …

… the western province of Vaasa (prevalence of 93 in 1979), and the southern province of
Uusimaa (prevalence … Many rural communities of western Finland have remained geographically …

… Some of the highest annual incidence estimates in the Nordic countries (9.2 and 11.6/100,000)
were found in specific central and Western regions of Finland [22, 100]. A particularly low …

… changes of MS prevalence and incidence in central Finland. Rates are compared with ones
in the western high-risk area Seinäjoki, and medium-risk areas in west coastal Vaasa and …