Quality of life in patients with orthostatic tremor
β Scribed by W. Gerschlager; R. Katzenschlager; A. Schrag; A. J. Lees; P. Brown; N. Quinn; K. P. Bhatia
- Book ID
- 106092182
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Volume
- 250
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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