Selective dorsal rhizotomy

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue C, 2008, Pages 439-454

  Yingling, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957031112     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(07)08031-8     Document Type: Review

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