Determining Baseline Prevalence for Provider- Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis (ms) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (als) in Herculaneum and Jefferson County, Missouri
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..........................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................5 STUDY OBJECTIVES..........................................................................................................8 METHODS ............................................................................................................................8 RESULTS ..............................................................................................................................15 DISCUSSION........................................................................................................................20 CONCLUSIONS....................................................................................................................23 RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................................24 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................25 TABLES ................................................................................................................................31 FIGURES................................................................................................35 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................39
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تاریخ انتشار 2007