Pain in Parkinson’s disease: Prevalence and characteristics
✍ Scribed by A.G. Beiske; J.H. Loge; A. Rønningen; E. Svensson
- Book ID
- 116818788
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 141
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3959
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