Nationwide population-based epidemiologic study of huntington's disease in Taiwan

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 250-254

  Chen, Yen Yu ^a,b,c   Lai, Chien Hsu ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic studies; Huntington's disease; Incidence and prevalence; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957156210     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319462     Document Type: Article

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