Prognostic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Factores clinicos pronosticos en la esclerosis lateral amiotrofica

Neurologia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 174-181

  Marti Fabregas J ^a,b   Pradas, J ^a   Illa, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor neuron disease; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030036118     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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