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22 - Molecular Mechanisms of Botulinum Toxin

from Section II - Botulinum Toxin Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2018

Dirk Dressler
Affiliation:
Hannover Medical School
Eckart Altenmüller
Affiliation:
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien, Hannover
Joachim K. Krauss
Affiliation:
Hannover Medical School
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Treatment of Dystonia , pp. 102 - 105
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Print publication year: 2018

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