Validity of family history in essential tremor

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-153

  Prakash, K M ^a   Tan, Eng King ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Essential tremor; Family history; Genetics; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 44249108076     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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