- Abstract:
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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 hypothesis using the South-East England ALS population register, which covers south-east London, Kent and parts of neighbouring counties. METHODS: The register's catchment area was divided into pos...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- Neuroepidemiology
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 81-88
- Publication date:
- 2009-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1423-0208
- ISSN:
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0251-5350
- URN:
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uuid:daa94813-b30d-47f7-a156-31a27ab11c38
- Source identifiers:
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373934
- Local pid:
- pubs:373934
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2009
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Geographical clustering of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in South-East England: a population study.
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