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Original Article

Reyersal of a Visuospatial Deficit on the Clock Drawing Test in Parkinson's Disease by Reatment with Weak Electromagnetic Fields

Pages 255-268 | Received 02 Feb 1995, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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