Causes and places of death of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in south-west China

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-209

  Yang, Rong ^a   Huang, Rui ^a   Chen, Dezhi ^a   Song, Wei ^a   Zeng, Yan ^a   Zhao, Bi ^a   Zhou, Dong ^a   Shang, Hui Fang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); cause of death; place of death

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; DYSPHAGIA; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79955763534     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2011.572979     Document Type: Article

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