Driving in Parkinson’s disease—a health hazard?
✍ Scribed by Dr. Dr. C. N. Homann; K. Suppan; B. Homann; R. Crevenna; G. Ivanic; E. Ruzicka
- Book ID
- 106092097
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 214 KB
- Volume
- 250
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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