Prospective study of chemical exposures and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Published in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry on May 01, 2009

Authors

M G Weisskopf1, N Morozova, E J O'Reilly, M L McCullough, E E Calle, M J Thun, A Ascherio

Author Affiliations

1: Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA. mweissko@hsph.harvard.edu

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