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multiple sclerosis: psychosocial aspects  

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  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system (CNS) affecting approximately 350,000 people in the United States. Prevalence among women is about twice of that found in men. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Multiple Sclerosis: Psychosocial Aspects]

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