Motor neuron disease in the padua district of italy: An epidemiological study

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 173-179

  Briani, Chiara ^a   Marcon, Michela ^a   Darri, Mauro ^a   Beghi, Ettore ^a   Pegoraro, Elena ^b,c   Angelini, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c Neurological Clinic of San Gerardo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor neuron disease; Progressive spinal atrophy

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FASCICULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029882908     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109905     Document Type: Article

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