Characterizing freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: Models of an episodic phenomenon
โ Scribed by Nieuwboer, Alice; Giladi, Nir
- Book ID
- 121743758
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 569 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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