Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the elderly: a population study in Gironde, France
β Scribed by F. Tison; J. F. Dartigues; L. Dubes; M. Zuber; A. Alperovitch; P. Henry
- Book ID
- 114784175
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 451 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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