Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and sports: A case-control study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-225

  Valenti, Marco ^a   Pontieri, F E ^b   Conti, F ^c   Altobelli, E ^a   Manzoni, T ^c   Frati, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPORTS;

EID: 14044256501     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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