Mucuna pruriens in parkinson’s disease: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Neurological Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-510X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.925