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Military service, deployments, and exposures in relation to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis etiology

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Factors underlying a possible excess of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) among military veterans remain unidentified. Limitations of previous studies on this topic include reliance on ALS mortality as a surrogate for ALS incidence, low statistical power, and sparse information on military-related factors.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/13jy-yk15

Authors: Allen, Kelli D., Baird, Coleen, Umbach, David M., Kamel, Freya, Gammon, Marilie D., Beard, John D., Stanwyck, Catherine L., Richardson, David B., Engel, Lawrence S., Keller, Jean, Sandler, Dale P., Schmidt, Silke

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, ALS Association, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Awards: G8066905630, Biostatistics for Research in Environmental Health

OpenAlex ID: W4300527593

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