Spatial analysis of the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among 1991 Gulf War veterans

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 964-970

  Miranda, Marie Lynn ^a   Alicia Overstreet Galeano, M ^a   Tassone, Eric ^a   Allen, Kelli D ^b,c   Horner, Ronnie D ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

1991 Gulf War; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Environmental exposure; Geographic information systems; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VETERAN; WAR;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; GULF WAR; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; VETERANS;

EID: 56349125108     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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