Age and causes of death in adult-onset myotonic dystrophy

Brain

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1557-1563

  De Die Smulders, C E M ^a,c   Howeler C J ^a   Thijs, C ^b   Mirandolle, J F ^c   Anten, H B ^d   Smeets, H J M ^b   Chandler, K E ^a   Geraedts, J P M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c De Wever Hospital ^*  (Netherlands)

^d Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age at death; Cause of death; Mobility; Mortality; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 2642612786     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.8.1557     Document Type: Article

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