Dynamics of turning sharpness influences freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease
โ Scribed by Bhatt, Haseel; Pieruccini-Faria, Frederico; Almeida, Quincy J.
- Book ID
- 122299386
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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