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Table 1 Source of information for incident MND cases in the study population

From: Incidence of and risk factors for Motor Neurone Disease in UK women: a prospective study

 

Incident MND cases

Hospital admission data and death certificate

490 (65%)

Hospital admissions data only*

205 (27%)

Death Certificate only (any mention)**

57 (8%)

- underlying cause of death

54[95%]

- contributing cause of death

3 [5%]

Total cases

752 (100%)

  1. *To 31st March 2008 for England, 31st December 2008 for Scotland.
  2. ** To end December 2008.