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Involuntary Thumb Flexion on Neurological Examination: An Unusual Form of Upper Limb Dystonia in the Faroe Islands Cover

Involuntary Thumb Flexion on Neurological Examination: An Unusual Form of Upper Limb Dystonia in the Faroe Islands

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|Aug 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.460 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 18, 2019
Accepted on: Jul 23, 2019
Published on: Aug 20, 2019
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2019 Christine Y. Kim, Maria Skaalum Petersen, Eina H. Eliasen, Giovanni Defazio, Paul Greene, Hyder A. Jinnah, Marina A.J. Tijssen, Elan D. Louis, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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