Combined measures of movement and force variability distinguish Parkinson’s disease from essential tremor
✍ Scribed by Cynthia Poon; Julie A. Robichaud; Daniel M. Corcos; Jennifer G. Goldman; David E. Vaillancourt
- Book ID
- 116371005
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 532 KB
- Volume
- 122
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1388-2457
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