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Epidemiology

Epidemiological features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a large clinic-based African American population

Mohamed KazamelDepartment of Neurology, Alabama, USA
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Gary CutterDepartment of Biostatistics, Alabama, USA
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Gwendolyn ClaussenDepartment of Neurology, Alabama, USA
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Mohammad AlsharabatiDepartment of Neurology, Alabama, USA
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Shin J. OhDepartment of Neurology, Alabama, USA;Department of The Birmingham VA Medical Center, Alabama, USA
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Liang LuDepartment of Neurology, Alabama, USA;Department of The Birmingham VA Medical Center, Alabama, USA
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Peter H. KingDepartment of Neurology, Alabama, USA;Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, Alabama, USA;Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Department of The Birmingham VA Medical Center, Alabama, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 334-337 | Received 20 Nov 2012, Accepted 22 Jan 2013, Published online: 05 Mar 2013

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