Bilateral subthalamic stimulation monotherapy in advanced Parkinson's disease: Long-term follow-up of patients
✍ Scribed by Francesc Valldeoriola; Manuela Pilleri; Eduardo Tolosa; José L. Molinuevo; Jordi Rumià; Enric Ferrer
- Book ID
- 111701025
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
- DOI
- 10.1002/mds.1278
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