Problems in shortening the time to confirmation of ALS diagnosis: Lessons from the 1st consensus conference, Chicago, May 1998

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Brooks, Benjamin Rix ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

electrodiagnostic; motor neuron disease; neurodegenerative; neuroimaging neuroradiology; practice guideline; shared decision making

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0346424992     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820050515647     Document Type: Conference Paper

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