Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 298, Issue 1 , Pages 78-84 , 15 November 2010

Temporal trends and geographic clusters of mortality from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Japan, 1995–2004

  • Yuriko Doi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Education and Training Technology, National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 48 458 6111x6148; fax: +81 48 469 0213.
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  • Testuji Yokoyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Resources Development, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan
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  • Toshiro Tango

      Affiliations

    • Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan
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  • Kunihiko Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan
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  • Kenichi Fujimoto

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Imaharu Nakano

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

Received 29 March 2010 ,Revised 5 August 2010 ,Accepted 5 August 2010.

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PII: S0022-510X(10)00353-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.004

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 298, Issue 1 , Pages 78-84 , 15 November 2010

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