Decline and rise of mortality from motor neuron disease in spain, 1960-1989: Demographic, environmental and competitive influences

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 180-191

  Neilson, Stuart ^a   Robinson, Ian ^a   De Pedro Cuesta, Jesüs ^b   Veiga Cabo, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gompertzian analysis; Mortality; Motor neuron disease; Spain; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; SPAIN; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029884032     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109906     Document Type: Article

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