Motor unit synchronisation in subjects with writer's cramp and dystonia
β Scribed by S.F. Farmer; G. Sheean; J.C. Rothwell; B.A. Conway; D.M. Halliday; J.R. Rosenberg; C.D. Marsden
- Book ID
- 115871438
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-4694
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