3.233 Unilateral stimulation of subthalamic nucleus for Parkinson disease
β Scribed by Y. Kajita; S. Takebayashi; S. Fujitani; J. Yoshida
- Book ID
- 117753111
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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