An increase in ALS incidence on the Kii Peninsula, 1960-2009: A possible link to change in drinking water source

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-350

  Kihira, Tameko ^a   Yoshida, Sohei ^a   Kondo, Tetsuya ^a   Iwai, Keiko ^a   Wada, Sachiko ^a   Morinaga, Satomi ^a   Kazimoto, Yoshinori ^b   Kondo, Tomoyoshi ^b   Okamoto, Kazusi ^c   Kokubo, Yasumasa ^d   Kuzuhara, Shigeki ^d,e  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing and Health   (Japan)

^d MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e SUZUKA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Focus area; Incidence; Kii ALS; New cluster

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DRINKING WATER;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84861584885     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2012.674140     Document Type: Article

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