Transcranial magnetic stimulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 155-163

  Kaji, Ryuji ^a   Kohara, Nobuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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EID: 77955125553     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7506-7373-0.50013-4     Document Type: Chapter

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