Improving survival in a large French ALS center cohort

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1788-1792

  Gordon, Paul H ^a,b,c   Salachas, François ^c   Bruneteau, Gaelle ^c   Pradat, Pierre François ^c   Lacomblez, Lucette ^b,c   Gonzalez Bermejo, Jesus ^c   Morelot Panzini, Capucine ^c   Similowski, Thomas ^c   Elbaz, Alexis ^a,b   Meininger, Vincent ^b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

ALSFRS R; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Non invasive ventilation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867320439     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6403-4     Document Type: Article

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