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Diagnostic validity of hospital discharge codes in the ascertainment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Alonso, A. Diagnostic validity of hospital discharge codes in the ascertainment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Eur J Epidemiol 25, 63–64 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-009-9394-z

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