Rural environment and risk factors of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A case-control study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 792-798

  Furby, Alain ^a   Beauvais, Katell ^a   Kolev, Ivan ^a   Rivain, Jean Gérard ^b   Sébille, Véronique ^b  

^a Yves Le Foll Hospital   (France)

^b Universite de Nantes   (France)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Case control study; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Rural environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77954457077     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5419-5     Document Type: Article

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