Age at onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is proportional to life expectancy

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 604-607

  Byrne, Susan ^a   Jordan, Iain ^b   Elamin, Marwa ^a   Hardiman, Orla ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Cluain Mhuire Comm Psychiat Serv   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84887463002     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2013.809122     Document Type: Article

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