Article
Mortality from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related disorders in Europe, Australia, and Canada.
Neurology - 10 May 2005
Ladogana A, Puopolo M, Croes E A, Budka H, Jarius C, Collins S, Klug G M, Sutcliffe T, Giulivi A, Alperovitch A, Delasnerie-Laupretre N, Brandel J-P, Poser S, Kretzschmar H, Rietveld I, Mitrova E, Cuesta J de Pedro, Martinez-Martin P, Glatzel M, Aguzzi A, Knight R, Ward H, Pocchiari M, van Duijn C M, Will R G, Zerr I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An international study of the epidemiologic characteristics of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) was established in 1993 and included national registries in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom. In 1997, the study was extended to Australia, Austria, Canada, Spain, and Switzerland. METHODS: Data were pooled from all participating countries for the years 1993 to 2002...
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