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Hospitalizations due to respiratory failure in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and their impact on survival: a population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: Respiratory failure, infections and aspiration pneumonia, are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In a population-based cohort, we assessed (a) hospital utilization and (b) impact of hospitalization for respiratory failure on survival. METHO...

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Autores principales: Pisa, Federica Edith, Logroscino, Giancarlo, Giacomelli Battiston, Paolo, Barbone, Fabio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27809826
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-016-0297-y