The prevalence of motor neurone disease in the province of Alberta

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-122

  Svenson, Lawrence W ^a,b   Cwik, Valerie A ^c   Martin, W R Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Health Surveillance Branch   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALBERTA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032913986     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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