History, Applications, and Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation
โ Scribed by Miocinovic, Svjetlana (author);Somayajula, Suvarchala (author);Chitnis, Shilpa (author);Vitek, Jerrold L. (author)
- Book ID
- 118009181
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 384 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2168-6149
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