Prevalence and genetics of sleepwalking: A population-based twin study

Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 177-181

  Hublin, C ^a,d   Kaprio, J ^b   Partinen, M ^a   Heikkila K ^b   Koskenvuo, M ^b,c  

^a Finnish Twin Cohort ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WALKING; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

EID: 0031017136     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.48.1.177     Document Type: Article

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