O.030 Scales to evaluate psychosis in Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by C.G. Goetz
- Book ID
- 117753250
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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