Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among the migrant population to Piemonte, northwestern Italy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-180

  Chiò, Adriano ^a   Cucatto, Anna ^a   Calvo, Andrea ^a   Terreni, Anna A ^a   Magnani, Corrado ^a   Schiffer, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Incidence; Migration; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032896019     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050330     Document Type: Article

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