Chapter 22 Physiologic and enhanced physiologic tremor

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 1, Issue C, 2003, Pages 357-364

  Elble, Rodger J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 26444524536     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(09)70170-4     Document Type: Article

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