Valvular heart disease in patients with Parkinson’s disease treated with pergolide. Course following treatment modifications
✍ Scribed by D. Dupuy; J. P. Lesbre; P. Gérard; M. Andrejak; O. Godefroy
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 168 KB
- Volume
- 255
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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