Huntington's disease: Current epidemiology and pharmacological management in UK primary care

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 216-221

  Sackley, Catherine ^a   Hoppitt, Thomas J ^a   Calvert, Melanie ^a   Gill, Paramjit ^a   Eaton, Benjamin ^a   Yao, Guiqing ^a   Pall, Hardev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Huntington's disease; Incidence and prevalence; Neuroepidemiology; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE OF ONSET; ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 82355184595     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331912     Document Type: Article

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