Hand parameter differences between psychiatric patients and normal controls: A preliminary evaluation

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-114

  Brill, Talma ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAND; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0032610040     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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