Smoking and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1249-1252

  Alonso, Alvaro ^a,b   Logroscino, Giancarlo ^c   Hernán, Miguel A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; GENDER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 78649564718     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.180232     Document Type: Review

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