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Effect of Orthostatic Tremor on Quality of Life – a Cohort Study Cover

Effect of Orthostatic Tremor on Quality of Life – a Cohort Study

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 1
By: Wietske A. Babeliowsky,  Bart Swinnen,  Jeroen HooglandORCID,  Rob M. A. de Bie and  Anne-Fleur van RootselaarORCID  
Open Access
|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.1008 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 11, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 26, 2025
Published on: May 7, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Orthostatic Tremor,
Quality of Life,
Daily Functioning,
Well-being,
Long-term follow-up

© 2025 Wietske A. Babeliowsky, Bart Swinnen, Jeroen Hoogland, Rob M. A. de Bie, Anne-Fleur van Rootselaar, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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