Clinical and electromyographic examinations of patients with essential tremor

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-70

  Milanov, Ivan ^a  

^a Univ Neurol Hospital IV Kilometer   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034002164     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100052008     Document Type: Article

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