Determinants of physiologic tremor in a large normal population

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1825-1837

  Raethjen, J ^a   Pawlas, F ^a   Lindemann, M ^a   Wenzelburger, R ^a   Deuschl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Age; Central generation; EMG; Peripheral resonance; Physiologic tremor; Sex

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREMOR;

EID: 0034307947     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(00)00384-9     Document Type: Article

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