ALS in Italian professional soccer players: The risk is still present and could be soccer-specific

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 205-209

  Chiò, Adriano ^a   Calvo, Andrea ^a   Dossena, Maurizia ^b   Ghiglione, Paolo ^a   Mutani, Roberto ^a   Mora, Gabriele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Risk; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYCLING; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BASKETBALL; BICYCLING; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249131804     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960902721634     Document Type: Article

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