The effects of Parkinson's disease and age on syncopated finger movements
✍ Scribed by Elizabeth L. Stegemöller; Tanya Simuni; Colum D. MacKinnon
- Book ID
- 113504385
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 785 KB
- Volume
- 1290
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-8993
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