Coprevalence of tremor with spasmodic dysphonia: A case-control study.
Summary of "Coprevalence of tremor with spasmodic dysphonia: A case-control study."
The aim of this study was to define the coprevalence of tremor with spasmodic dysphonia (SD).
Affiliation
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The Laryngoscope
ISSN: 1531-4995
Pages: 1752-5
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21792965
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lary.21872
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