Why People With Parkinson's Disease Experience Near-Drowning-and How to Prevent It.
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SUBMITTER: Tosserams A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7328419 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
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Why People With Parkinson's Disease Experience Near-Drowning-and How to Prevent It.
Tosserams Anouk A Nijkrake Maarten J MJ Voet Nicoline B M NBM Bloem Bastiaan R BR Nonnekes Jorik J
Movement disorders clinical practice 20200602 5
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