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Author(s) -
Choi Dennis
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/1531-8249(199901)45:1<4::aid-art2>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - annals , citation , neurology , clinical neurology , psychology , gerontology , medicine , library science , cognitive science , neuroscience , classics , computer science , history
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