Validity of a Screening Question for Head Tremor: An Analysis of Four Essential Tremor Case Samples
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Validity of a screening question for head tremor: an analysis of four essential tremor case samples.
BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to assess the validity of a screening question for head tremor in essential tremor (ET). There are no published data on this topic, and the knowledge will guide future epidemiological investigations of this disorder. METHODS These analyses utilized four distinct patient samples: a population-based study in northern Manhattan, a study of the environmental ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuroepidemiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0251-5350,1423-0208
DOI: 10.1159/000365991