Retrospective study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Belgium: neuropathological findings
โ Scribed by B. Van Everbroeck; P. Pals; T. Dziedzic; R. Dom; C. Godfraind; R. Sciot; J. M. Brucher; J. J. Martin; P. Cras
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 714 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6322
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