The sex ratio in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A population based study

R. Manjaly, Zita; M. Scott, Kirsten; Kumar, Abhinav; Wijesekera, Lokesh; Ganesalingam, Jeban; H. Goldstein, Laura; Janssen, Anna; Dougherty, Andrew; Willey, Emma; Stanton, Biba; R. Turner, Martin; Ampong, Mary‐Ann; Sakel, Mohammed; W. Orrell, Richard; Howard, Robin; E. Shaw, Christopher; Nigel Leigh, P.; Al‐Chalabi, Ammar

doi:10.3109/17482961003610853

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The sex ratio in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A population based study

Published in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis • Mar 12, 2010

Authors:

Zita R. Manjaly

Kirsten M. Scott

Abhinav Kumar

Abstract

Replicable risk factors for ALS include increasing age, family history and being male. The male: female ratio has been reported as being between 1 and 3. We tested the hypothesis that the sex ratio changes with age in a population register covering the south-east of England. The sex ratio before and...

Subject

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Medicine

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

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