Long-term comparison of subthalamic nucleus stimulation between patients with young-onset and late-onset Parkinson’s disease
✍ Scribed by Sheng-Tzung Tsai; Sheng-Huang Lin; Hsiang-Yi Hung; Shinn-Zong Lin; Shin-Yuan Chen
- Book ID
- 113927345
- Publisher
- Tzu Chi Medical Center
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- Chinese
- Weight
- 547 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1016-3190
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