Geographical clustering of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in South-East England: a population study.
BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease of motor neurons that causes progressive paralysis and eventually results in death from respiratory failure. Environmental factors that trigger ALS might result in a pattern of geographical clustering of cases. We tested this...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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