Are the endemic motor neuron diseases of Guam really disappearing?

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dc.contributor.authorHaddock, R Len_US
dc.contributor.authorSantos, J Ven_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:52:59Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:52:59Z
dc.date.issued1992-06-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractDeath certificates were reviewed to observe trends in the number of persons on Guam reported to have chronic degenerative motor neuron diseases (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, parkinsonism-dementia or Parkinson's disease) at the time of death. Additional data, including age and race of the deceased and the name of the certifying physician were also collected. The number of persons having been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is apparently decreasing while their mean age is increasing suggesting that the etiologic agents or factors causing this disease are less prevalent on Guam today than they have been in the past. Trends with regard to parkinsonism-dementia and Parkinson's disease are less clear.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Public Health and Social Services, Agana, Guam.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHaddock RL, Santos JV. Are the endemic motor neuron diseases of Guam really disappearing? The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1992 Jun; 23(2): 278-81en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/31340
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshDeath Certificatesen_US
dc.subject.meshDementia --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshDiagnosis, Differentialen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGuam --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMotor Neuron Disease --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshParkinson Disease --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleAre the endemic motor neuron diseases of Guam really disappearing?en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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