Tracheostomy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A 10-year population-based study in Italy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1141-1143

  Chiò, Adriano ^a   Calvo, A ^a   Ghiglione, P ^a   Mazzini, L ^b   Mutani, R ^a   Mora, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958134768     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.175984     Document Type: Article

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