The association between impaired turning and normal straight walking in Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by P. Crenna; I. Carpinella; M. Rabuffetti; E. Calabrese; P. Mazzoleni; R. Nemni; M. Ferrarin
- Book ID
- 116498736
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 504 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0966-6362
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