Physical activity and the association with sporadic ALS

Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-245

  Veldink, J H ^a   Kalmijn, S ^a,b   Groeneveld, G J ^a   Titulaer, M J ^a   Wokke, J H J ^a   Van Den Berg, L H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK;

EID: 12544253253     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000149513.82332.5C     Document Type: Review

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