Analysis of terms used for the diagnosis and classification of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2016, Pages 600-604

  Rutter Locher, Zoe ^a   Turner, Martin R ^b   Leigh, P Nigel ^c   Al Chalabi, Ammar ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification of ALS MND; diagnosis of ALS MND; phenotype of ALS MND

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EL ESCORIAL CATEGORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84969204298     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2016.1181766     Document Type: Article

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