Mortality trends in ALS: An increasingly intricate puzzle

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 453-454

  Chiò, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 22144452599     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(05)70125-3     Document Type: Letter

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