Treatment of cervical dystonia hand spasms and laryngeal dystonia with botulinum toxin
โ Scribed by A. J. Lees; N. Turjanski; J. Rivest; R. Whurr; M. Lorch; G. Brookes
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 525 KB
- Volume
- 239
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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