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

Background and Objectives The goal of this work was to determine whether the prevalence
of multiple sclerosis (MS) varies by race and ethnicity. Methods We conducted a …

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 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 determine whether the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) varies by
race/ethnicity in a multiethnic, population-based cohort. Methods: We conducted a …

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 …

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) carries high morbidity and shortens life span. While
there is recent recognition of other US minority populations such as blacks and Hispanics …

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

Province-wide population-based administrative health data from British Columbia (BC),
Canada (population: approximately 4.5 million) were used to estimate the incidence and …