Upper motor neurone syndrome and spasticity. Clinical management and neurophysiology
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Clinical Management of Upper Limb Spasticity
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.6.822d