Epidemiology and surveillance of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in two large metropolitan areas in California

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 209-215

  Valle, Jhaqueline ^a   Roberts, Eric ^a   Paulukonis, Susan ^a   Collins, Natalie ^a   English, Paul ^a   Kaye, Wendy ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b McKing Consulting Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Epidemiology; Incidence; Motor neuron; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; AGE; CALIFORNIA; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929739447     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2015.1019516     Document Type: Article

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