Prevalence rate and functional status of cerebellar ataxia in Korea

Cerebellum

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 733-738

  Joo, Byung Euk ^a   Lee, Chan Nyoung ^a   Park, Kun Woo ^b  

^a Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Functional status; Prevalence rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864681300     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-011-0332-8     Document Type: Article

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