Commentary on: return of the cycad hypothesis - does the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/Parkinsonism dementia complex (ALS/PDC) of Guam have new implications for global health?

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Cox, P. A. [1 ]
Banack, S.
Murch, S.
Sacks, O.
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[1] Inst Ethnomed, Jackson, WY USA
[2] Calif State Univ Fullerton, Dept Biol Sci, Fullerton, CA 92634 USA
[3] Univ British Columbia Okanagan, Dept Chem, Kelowna, BC, Canada
[4] Albert Einstein Coll Med, Bronx, NY 10467 USA
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10.1111/j.1365-2990.2006.00796.x
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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