Familial, environmental, and occupational risk factors in development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 350-355

  Das, Kamalesh ^a   Nag, Chiranjib ^a   Ghosh, Mrinalkanti ^a  

^a BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amyotropic lateral sclerosis; Environmental; Familial; Occupational risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84864981282     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.99517     Document Type: Article

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