Risk and protective factors for Parkinson's disease: A study in Swedish twins
β Scribed by Karin Wirdefeldt; Margaret Gatz; Yudi Pawitan; Nancy L. Pedersen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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