Cognitive functioning in chronic acquired hepatocerebral degeneration
✍ Scribed by Andrea Stracciari; Katia Mattarozzi; Roberto D’Alessandro; Elisa Baldin; Maria Guarino
- Book ID
- 106459969
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-7490
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