Occurrence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Among Iran-Iraq War Veterans

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disorder with high mortality and morbidity. Some risk factors have been implicated for ALS such as exposure to high magnetic fields, and trace elements like selenium, cadmium and lead. Afew studies have been carried out th...

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Main Authors: Ali Shoeibi, Mohammad Etemadi, Ebrahim Poorakbar, Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2008-05-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
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Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-61&slc_lang=en&sid=1