The role of mental function in the pathogenesis of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Nir Giladi; Jeffrey M. Hausdorff
- Book ID
- 119301985
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 248
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-510X
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