Prevalence of primary blepharospasm in Sardinia, Italy: A service-based survey

Movement Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2005-2008

  Cossu, Giovanni ^a   Mereu, Alessandra ^a   Deriu, Marcello ^a   Melis, Maurizio ^a   Molari, Andrea ^a   Melis, Giannina ^a   Minafra, Laura ^b   Pisano, Tiziana ^b   Cianchetti, Carlo ^b   Ortu, Enzo ^c   Sau, Gianfranco ^c   Aiello, Isidoro ^c   Fresu, Miriana ^b   Marrosu, Maria Giovanna ^b   Contu, Paolo ^a  

^a San Michele Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blepharospasm; Botulinum toxin; Prevalence; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BLEPHAROSPASM; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845212875     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21084     Document Type: Article

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