Platform presentation—Impairments in Precision Grip Control in Pre-symptomatic Huntington's Disease
✍ Scribed by A. Rao; A. Gordon; K. Marder
- Book ID
- 116800848
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1933-7213
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