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Consistent with our findings, other studies have shown for editing the language of the manuscript and Ms.
that there was no significant difference between men Hosseini for her help.
and women with respect to HRQoL; [13,25] however, some
studies have reported that women with MS had lower Financial support and sponsorship
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HRQoL scores than men. Casetta et al. have studied Nil.
370 patients with MS to evaluate gender differences with
respect to HRQoL and have reported that the impact Conflicts of interest
of disability is significantly more in men, especially There are no conflicts of interest.
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