Concordance between site of onset and limb dominance in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 853-854

  Turner, Martin R ^a   Wicks, P ^b   Brownstein, C A ^b   Massagli, M P ^b   Toronjo, M ^c   Talbot, K ^a   Al Chalabi, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PATIENTSLIKEME INC   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOTEDNESS; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960149720     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.208413     Document Type: Article

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