The prevalence of huntington's disease

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 144-153

  Rawlins, Michael D ^a   Wexler, Nancy S ^b,c   Wexler, Alice R ^b   Tabrizi, Sarah J ^d   Douglas, Ian ^a   Evans, Stephen J W ^a   Smeeth, Liam ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hereditary Disease Foundation   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Huntington's disease; Prevalence; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; EASTERN EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUNTINGTON DISEASE;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84955590379     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000443738     Document Type: Review

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