Long-lasting effect of levodopa on holmes' tremor
✍ Scribed by Kai Boelmans; Christian Gerloff; Alexander Münchau
- Book ID
- 115559978
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 221 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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