Dopamine transporter scan: A helpful yet underutilized tool to distinguish various subtypes of dementia
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0972-3919
DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.190807