The Awaji criteria for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Have we put the cart before the horse?

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-463

  Benatar, Michael ^a   Tandan, Rup ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AWAJI CRITERIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79953050237     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21942     Document Type: Editorial

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