Neurosurgery for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Contemporary approaches
โ Scribed by Renee E. Bear; Paul Fitzgerald; Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld; Richard G. Bittar
- Book ID
- 116675061
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
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