Sex prevalence of focal dystonias

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 204-205

  Soland, Valerie L ^a   Bhatia, Kailash P ^a   Marsden, C David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focal dystonia; Sex prevalence; Spasmodic torticollis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0030051392     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.2.204     Document Type: Article

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