An international perspective on Tourette syndrome: Selected findings from 3500 individuals in 22 countries

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 436-447

  Freeman, Roger D ^d   Fast, Diane K ^a   Burd, Larry ^e   Kerbeshian, Jacob ^b   Robertson, Mary M ^c   Sandor, Paul ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; SEX RATIO; SLEEP; TIC;

EID: 0033917041     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162200000839     Document Type: Article

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