Cognitive and MRI correlates of orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson’s disease
✍ Scribed by Pilleri, Manuela; Facchini, Silvia; Gasparoli, Elisabetta; Biundo, Roberta; Bernardi, Laura; Marchetti, Mauro; Formento, Patrizia; Antonini, Angelo
- Book ID
- 118784465
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 260
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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