Neuropathology of degenerative ataxias

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-125

  Fratkin, Jonathan D ^a   Vig, P J S ^b  

^a Departments of Pathology (Neuropathology)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79961145156     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51892-7.00005-X     Document Type: Chapter

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