The prevalence of primary dystonia in the general community

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 941-943

  Muller J ^a   Kiechl, S ^a   Wenning, G K ^a   Seppi, K ^a   Willeit, J ^a   Gasperi, A ^b   Wissel, J ^a   Gasser, T ^c   Poewe, W ^a,d  

^a University of   (Austria)

^b BRUNECK HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0037167549     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000026474.12594.0D     Document Type: Article

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