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. 2005 Mar;76(Suppl 1):i2–i12. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.061655

FUNCTIONAL SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS IN NEUROLOGY: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS

J Stone, A Carson, M Sharpe
PMCID: PMC1765681  PMID: 15718217

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