Modulation of nutritional state in Parkinsonian patients with bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation
✍ Scribed by Joana Guimarães; Eduarda Matos; Maria José Rosas; Augusta Vieira-Coelho; Nuno Borges; Flora Correia; Rui Vaz; Carolina Garrett
- Book ID
- 106094566
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Volume
- 256
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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