Phenotypic overlap in familial and sporadic primary adult-onset extracranial dystonia
β Scribed by Defazio, Giovanni; Abbruzzese, Giovanni; Girlanda, Paolo; Liguori, Rocco; Santoro, Lucio; Tinazzi, Michele; Berardelli, Alfredo
- Book ID
- 118784383
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Volume
- 259
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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