Maternal age, exposure to siblings, and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1281-1286

  Fang, Fang ^a   Kamel, Freya ^b   Sandler, Dale P ^b   Sparén, Pär ^a   Ye, Weimin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Maternal age; Risk; Siblings

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 44449095130     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn056     Document Type: Article

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