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Body mass index (BMI) as predictor of ALSFRS-R score decline in ALS patients

Ronit Reich-SlotkyDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NYCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jinsy AndrewsDepartment of Neurology, Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, Connecticut;Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
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Bin ChengDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Richard BuchsbaumDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Diane LevyDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Petra KaufmannDepartment of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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John L. P. ThompsonDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Pages 212-216 | Received 10 Oct 2012, Accepted 20 Jan 2013, Published online: 01 Mar 2013

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