Motor follow-up of parkinsonian patients after deep-brain stimulation
โ Scribed by Giovanni Caranci; Francesco Lena; Nicola Modugno; Stefano Ruggieri; Pantaleo Romanelli; Mario Manfredi
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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