Treatment of spasticity with botulinum toxin: A double-blind study
โ Scribed by Barry J. Snow; Joseph K. C. Tsui; Mohit H. Bhatt; Michael Varelas; Stanley A. Hashimoto; Dr Donald B. Calne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 380 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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