From 8 to 10 December 2017 the 28th International Symposium on ALS/MND will be held in Boston, USA. The annual Symposium is the largest medical and scientific conference specific to MND/ALS and is the premier event in the MND research calendar for discussion on the latest advances in research and clinical management. Over 1,000 delegates will come from across the world to listen to over 100 talks and see around 450 posters. To see what will be discussed in these presentations, you can now download the full abstract book from the Taylor and Francis website (volume 18, S2 November 2017).
28th International Symposium on ALS/MND - paper and poster abstracts now available free online
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