Gender distribution in surgery for Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 155-157

  Hariz, G M ^a   Hariz, M I ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Gender; Pallidotomy; Parkinson's disease; Stereotactic surgery; Thalamotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMOTOMY;

EID: 0034111597     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8020(00)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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