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Nutritional assessment and survival in ALS patients

Jean Claude Desport, Pierre Marie Preux, Cao Tri Truong, Laurent Courat, Jean Michel Vallat, Philippe Couratier
Pages 91-96 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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