The History of Essential Tremor

Handbook of Essential Tremor and Other Tremor Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3-12

  Didio, Adam S ^a   Koller, William C ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/b14115-7     Document Type: Chapter

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