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Epidemiology

UK case control study of smoking and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Sarah Opie-MartinDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, Correspondence[email protected]
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Ashley JonesDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, View further author information
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Alfredo IacoangeliDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5280-5017View further author information
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Ahmad Al-KhleifatDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7406-9831View further author information
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Mohamed OumarDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, View further author information
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Pamela J. ShawSheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8925-2567View further author information
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Chris E. ShawDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, View further author information
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Karen E. MorrisonFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, View further author information
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Robyn E. WoottonMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ;School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ;NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, View further author information
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George Davey-SmithMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, View further author information
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Neil PearceLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United KingdomView further author information
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Ammar Al-ChalabiSchool of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4924-7712View further author information
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Pages 222-227 | Received 28 May 2019, Accepted 30 Nov 2019, Published online: 17 Apr 2020

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