A clustering of conjugal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Southeastern France

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 553-557

  Corcia, Philippe ^a   Jafari Schluep, Helene Farnase ^b   Lardillier, Dominique ^c   Mazyad, Hassan ^b   Giraud, Pieric ^d   Clavelou, Pierre ^e   Pouget, Jean ^c   Camu, William ^b  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^e Hopital Nord CHU de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037386273     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.60.4.553     Document Type: Article

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