Short-term air pollution exposure and emergency department visits for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A time-stratified case-crossover analysis

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and devastating neurodegenerative disease, eventually leading to respiratory failure. Although the only currently available therapeutic interventions merely slow the disease progression, few studies have examined risk factors associate...

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Main Authors: Woojae Myung, Hyewon Lee, Ho Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018322827