Motor complications in Parkinson disease: Clinical manifestations and management
β Scribed by Roongroj Bhidayasiri; Daniel D. Truong
- Book ID
- 119302489
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 363 KB
- Volume
- 266
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-510X
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