Driving safety in Parkinson's disease
โ Scribed by Zesiewicz, T. A.; Cimino, C. R.; Malek, A. R.; Gardner, N.; Leaverton, P. L.; Dunne, P. B.; Hauser, R. A.
- Book ID
- 111986374
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3878
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