Ethnic differences in syringomyelia in New Zealand

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 989-991

  Brickell, K L ^a   Anderson, Neil E ^a   Charleston, A J ^a   Hope, J K A ^a   Bok, A P L ^a   Barber, P A ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYRINGOMYELIA; ABORIGINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 33746279690     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.081240     Document Type: Article

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