Extrastriatal dopaminergic dysfunction in tourette syndrome
β Scribed by Thomas D. L. Steeves; Ji Hyun Ko; David M. Kideckel; Pablo Rusjan; Sylvain Houle; Paul Sandor; Anthony E. Lang; Antonio P. Strafella
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1014 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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