Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Catalonia: A population based study

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 278-283

  Pradas, Jesús ^a,c   Puig, Teresa ^a   Rojas García, Ricard ^a,c   Viguera, María Luisa ^a   Gich, Ignasi ^a   Logroscino, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Catalonia; Epidemiology; Incidence; Population based study

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SPAIN;

EID: 84877851029     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2012.749915     Document Type: Article

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