Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 125-135 , April 2009

Neuroimaging Characteristics of Patients with Focal Hand Dystonia

  • Leighton B.N. Hinkley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Dr. Leighton BN Hinkley, Biomagnetic Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Box 0628, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, S362, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628

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PII: S0894-1130(08)00193-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.11.002

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 125-135 , April 2009

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