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Research Article

Subjective experience and coping in ALS

Martin Hecht Department of Neurology, Centre of Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Thomas Hillemacher Department of Neurology, Centre of Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Elmar Gräsel Department of Psychiatry, Centre of Psychology and Psychopathometry, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Sebastian Tigges Department of Psychiatry, Centre of Psychology and Psychopathometry, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Martin Winterholler Department of Neurology, Centre of Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Dieter Heuss Department of Neurology, Centre of Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Max-Josef Hilz Department of Neurology, Centre of Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Bernhard Neundörfer Department of Neurology, Centre of Neuromuscular Diseases, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Pages 225-231 | Published online: 17 Oct 2012

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