Constipation triggered the malignant syndrome in Parkinson’s disease
✍ Scribed by Emina Ogawa; Ryuji Sakakibara; Masahiko Kishi; Fuyuki Tateno
- Book ID
- 113056530
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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