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Demographic and clinical features of ALS in northeastern Iran from March 2007 through March 2013; A case series study*

Reza BoostaniNeurology Department, Qaem Hospital of MUMS, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran, and
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Behnaz KhazaiNeurology Department, Qaem Hospital of MUMS, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Mohammad KhajedalueeSocial Medicine Department, Mashhad University of Medial Sciences, Ferdowsi University Campus, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran
Pages 270-274 | Received 27 Oct 2014, Accepted 01 Nov 2015, Published online: 09 Feb 2016

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