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Falls and the falls efficacy scale in Parkinson’s disease

✍ Scribed by Alissa A. Thomas; Jennifer M. Rogers; Melissa M. Amick; Joseph H. Friedman

Publisher
Springer
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
200 KB
Volume
257
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-5354

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