Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA)

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 95-104

  Berciano, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

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EID: 80051794457     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012088592-3/50010-4     Document Type: Chapter

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