Cognitive and psychological profile of a Tunisian population of limb girdle muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 352-354

  Miladi, Najoua ^a   Bourguignon, Jean Pierre ^a   Hentati, Fayçal ^a  

^a Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Psychological profile; Tunisian limb girdle muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TUNISIA;

EID: 0033044547     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(99)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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