Comorbidity in focal dystonia and effect of botulinum toxin treatment
✍ Scribed by Paus Sebastian; Gross Jennifer; Moll-Müller Martina; Hentschel Frank; Wabbels Bettina; Klockgether Thomas; Abele Michael
- Book ID
- 116922120
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-0101
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