Shortening the time to the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Role of the neurologist

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Dubrovsky, Alberto L ^a  

^a Unidad Asistencial Dr César Milstein   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ALS; diagnosis; neurologist; role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0346047888     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820050515584     Document Type: Article

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