Rhythmic movement in Parkinson’s disease: effects of visual feedback and medication state
✍ Scribed by S. Levy-Tzedek; H. I. Krebs; J. E. Arle; J. L. Shils; H. Poizner
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 547 KB
- Volume
- 211
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-4819
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