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. 1962 Aug;25(3):203–207. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.25.3.203

Observations on peripheral servo mechanisms in Parkinsonian rigidity

William Ward Hofmann 1,2
PMCID: PMC495444  PMID: 13908184

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