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Original Article

Sensitivity and specificity of the ‘Awaji’ electrodiagnostic criteria for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Retrospective comparison of the Awaji and revised El Escorial criteria for ALS

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Pages 497-501 | Received 14 Dec 2009, Accepted 08 Mar 2010, Published online: 11 Jun 2010

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