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Research Article

Environmental Toxicity in the Possible Etiology of Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Stephen B. Edelson The Edelson Center for Environmental and Preventative Medicine, 3833 Roswell Road, Suite 110, Atlanta, Georgia 30342-4432, USA
Pages 311-320 | Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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