Referrals for movement disorder surgery: Under-representation of females and reasons for refusal

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-57

  Setiawan, M ^a   Kraft, S ^a   Doig, K ^a   Hunka, K ^a   Haffenden, A ^b   Trew, M ^b   Longman, S ^b   Ranawaya, R ^a   Furtado, S ^a   Lee, R G ^a   Suchowersky, O ^a   Kiss, Z H T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33645374576     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100004698     Document Type: Review

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