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A prospective study on split-hand index as a biomarker for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Zhi-Li Wang1 Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, andView further author information
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Mingsheng Liu1 Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, andView further author information
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Zhengyi Cai1 Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, andView further author information
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Qingyun Ding1 Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, andView further author information
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Youfang Hu1 Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, andView further author information
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Liying Cui1 Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, and;2 Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 574-583 | Received 29 Feb 2020, Accepted 03 Jun 2020, Published online: 01 Jul 2020

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