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. 2003 Sep;74(Suppl 3):iii31–iii41. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.74.suppl_3.iii31

Autonomic diseases: clinical features and laboratory evaluation

C Mathias
PMCID: PMC1765633  PMID: 12933912

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