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Mapping the geography of multiple sclerosis around the world

Description 
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease affecting the brain and spine and has an autoimmune component. Women are affected more than men. There are interesting observations on the relationship of MS with distance from equator (latitude). In this project we seek to map disease prevalence in different locations around the world. This work is based on earlier work with mapping disease prevalence across countries. However, that work did not include data from multiple sites within each country.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
multiple sclerosis, geography, latitude
School 
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health / Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Available options 
Honours
BMedSc(Hons)
Time commitment 
Full-time
Physical location 
Monash Medical Centre Clayton
Co-supervisors 
Assoc Prof 
Henry Ma

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