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Physical fitness, but not muscle strength, is a risk factor for death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at an early age

Peter Mattsson, Ingrid Lönnstedt, Ingela Nygren, Håkan Askmark

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 2010 · 52 citations · 16 references

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Physical fitness, but not muscle strength, is a risk factor for death at early age in ALS. This may indicate that a common factor underlies both fitness (W/kg) and risk of ALS.

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El escorial World Federation of Neurology criteria for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Benjamin Rix Brooks · Journal of the Neurological Sciences · 1994 · 2.1K citations

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Severely increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Italian professional football players

Adriano Chiò · Brain · 2005 · 476 citations · Full text

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Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood

Maria Åberg, Nancy L. Pedersen, Kjell Torén et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 375 citations · Full text

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ACCURACY OF CURRENT, 4-YEAR, AND 28-YEAR SELF-REPORTED BODY WEIGHT IN AN ELDERLY POPULATION

June Stevens, Julian Keil, L. Randolph Waid et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1990 · 359 citations

<b>Biological Effects of an Unsaturated Trihydroxy Acid (PGF<sub>2<i>α</i></sub>) from Normal Swine Lung Prostaglandin and Related Factors 13:</b>

Erik Änggård, Suns Bergström · Acta Physiologica Scandinavica · 1963 · 172 citations

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