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Research Article

Validity of hospital discharge diagnoses for the assessment of the prevalence and incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Ettore Beghi, Giancarlo Logroscino, Anna Micheli, Andrea Millul, Michele Perini, Riccardo Riva, Fabrizio Salmoiraghi, Eugenio Vitelli
Pages 99-104 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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