Motor neuron disease mortality in Great Britain continues to rise: Examination of mortality rates 1975 - 2004

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 337-342

  Day, Thomas G ^a   Scott, Martin ^a   Perring, Roslyn ^b   Doyle, Pat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALS; Epidemiology; Mortality; Motor neuron disease (MND); Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALES;

EID: 36549012759     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960701725455     Document Type: Article

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