Incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in three counties in western Washington state

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 571-573

  McGuire, Valerie ^a   Longstreth Jr , W T ^a,b   Koepsell, Thomas D ^a   Van Belle, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029839053     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.2.571     Document Type: Article

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