A novel computer-based technique for the assessment of tremor in Parkinson's disease

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-399

  Aly, N M ^a   Playfer, J R ^b   Smith, S L ^c   Halliday, D M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Computer based; Elderly; Parkinson's disease; Sequential task; Tremor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRAWING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREMOR;

EID: 34547909562     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm061     Document Type: Article

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