Myoclonus

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 314-316

  Brown, Peter ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINE;

EID: 0029834185     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019052-199608000-00013     Document Type: Short Survey

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