Head injuries and Parkinson's disease in a case-control study
β Scribed by Harris, M. A.; Shen, H.; Marion, S. A.; Tsui, J. K. C.; Teschke, K.
- Book ID
- 121705270
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 543 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1351-0711
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