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Early Phase Trials of Minocycline in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2006

Paul H. Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Columbia University, NY, USA; Email: [email protected]
Joseph Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Columbia University, NY, USA; Email: [email protected]
Dan H. Moore
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics, California Pacific Medical Center, CA, USA; Email: [email protected]
Robert G. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, California Pacific Medical Center, CA, USA; Email: [email protected]

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