The incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in friuli venezia Giulia, Italy, from 2002 to 2009: A retrospective population-based study

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-61

  Drigo, Daniela ^a,b   Verriello, Lorenzo ^b   Clagnan, Elena ^c   Eleopra, Roberto ^b   Pizzolato, Gilberto ^d   Bratina, Alessio ^e   D'Amico, Delia ^b   Sartori, Arianna ^d   Masè, Giovanni ^f   Simonetto, Marco ^g   Lazzarino De Lorenzo, Lucio ^h   Cecotti, Laura ^h   Zanier, Loris ^c   Pisa, Federica ^b   Barbone, Fabio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c Integrazione Socio Sanitaria e Politiche Sociali   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f Pordenone Hospital   (Italy)

^g Cittadella Hospital   (Italy)

^h Ospedale Civile di Gorizia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Database studies; Incidence; Population based studies; Prevalence; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROLOGY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84878085223     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350015     Document Type: Review

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