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Global, regional, and national burden of motor neuron diseases 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Understanding how prevalence, incidence, and mortality of motor neuron diseases change over time and by location is crucial for understanding the causes of these disorders and for health-care planning. Our aim was to produce estimates of incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for motor neuron diseases for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2016 as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, …

Authors

Collaborators GMND; Logroscino G; Piccininni M; Marin B; Nichols E; Abd-Allah F; Abdelalim A; Alahdab F; Asgedom SW; Awasthi A

Journal

The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 17, No. 12, pp. 1083–1097

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

12 2018

DOI

10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30404-6

ISSN

1474-4422