Evidence of a neurologically based "denial of illness" in patients with Huntington's Disease

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-302

  Deckel, A Wallace ^a   Morrison, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0029942168     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0887-6177(95)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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