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Acknowledgements
I would like to thank and acknowledge the staff at AUT University for the
support and assistance I received during my thesis. To my supervisors
Justin Keogh and Justin Kavanagh, thank you for all the invaluable
support, feedback, time and guidance you have given me throughout
this process.
I would also like to thank the New Zealand Essential Tremor Support
Group and Susan Yoffe of the Auckland branch. Without your help and
support this research would not have been possible. Also a special thank
you to all the participants for their great effort, time, support, laughs
and shared tea and biscuits.
In addition I would like to acknowledge my business partners for their
support in providing me with the use of the clinic and time away when I
needed it.
Many thanks to Matthew Wood for all his advice and guidance
throughout my studies. To my family, Greg, Ros and Richard and, my
good friends and flatmates Cam and Julia, thanks for all your help and
understanding.
Ethical approval for this research was granted by the Northern Regional
Y Ethics committee; reference NTY/10/03/025.
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