Open AccessMethodology and Design of a National Epidemiological Study on Adult Neuromuscular Disease
Author(s) -
Stela Lefter,
Orla Hardiman,
Aisling M. Ryan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000367634
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , irish , population , neuromuscular disease , pediatrics , disease , neurology , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , psychiatry , philosophy , linguistics
There have been no previous population-based studies of adult neuromuscular disease (NMD) in the Republic of Ireland (RoI). This article describes methods and case-ascertainment strategies used to identify patients with inherited and acquired NMD for the purpose of obtaining the prevalence of these disorders in the RoI.
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