PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN OLDER ADULTS: A NEW SCENARIO FOR THIS OLD ACTOR?
β Scribed by Fulvio Lauretani; Marcello Maggio; Claudio Silvestrini; Anna Nardelli; Marsilio Saccavini; Gian Paolo Ceda
- Book ID
- 109132128
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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