High BMI is associated with low ALS risk
A population-based study
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- Received December 14, 2018
- Accepted in final form March 18, 2019
- First Published June 26, 2019.
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Author Disclosures
- Ola Nakken, MD,
- Haakon E. Meyer, MD, PhD,
- Hein Stigum, Dr Philos and
- Trygve Holmøy, MD, PhD
- Ola Nakken, MD,
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(1) ALS Norway
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- Haakon E. Meyer, MD, PhD,
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Member of the Editorial Board of Osteoporosis International / Archives of Osteoporosis
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- Hein Stigum, Dr Philos and
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- Trygve Holmøy, MD, PhD
1) Commercial: Biogen2) Commercial: Sanofi3) Commercial: Roche4) Non profit: Norwegian Multiple Sclerosis Society
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1) Commercial: Speakers honoraria from Merck Serono2) Commercial: Speakers honoraria from Sanofi Aventis3) Commercial: Speakers honoraria from Biogen Idec4) Commercial: Speakers honoraria from Novartis5) Commercial: Speakers honoraria from Genzyme
1) Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, Editorial Advisory Board member, 2008-present.2) The Open Virology Journal, Editorial Advisory Board member, 2010-present3) Future Neurology, Editorial Advisory Board member, 2010-present
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Merck Serono, Norway
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ALS Norway
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- From the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus (O.N., T.H.), and Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society (H.E.M., H.S.), University of Oslo; Department of Neurology (O.N., T.H.), Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog; and Department of Chronic Diseases and Ageing (H.E.M., H.S.), Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
- Correspondence
Dr. Nakken ola.nakken{at}medisin.uio.no
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