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Research Article

Elevated serum ferritin level as a predictor of reduced survival in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in China: a retrospective study

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Pages 186-191 | Received 10 Jul 2018, Accepted 18 Nov 2018, Published online: 17 Jan 2019

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