O6E.5 Occupation and risk of amyotrophic laterals sclerosis (ALS) in denmark
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1351-0711,1470-7926
DOI: 10.1136/oem-2019-epi.162