Analysis of gait abnormalities in huntington disease
โ Scribed by Norman C. Reynolds Jr; Joel B. Myklebust; Thomas E. Prieto; Barbara M. Myklebust
- Book ID
- 117045764
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 994 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-821X
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