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Intrinsic cerebellar disorders in the elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

CA Wilkieson
Affiliation:
University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
FI Caird*
Affiliation:
University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
*
Professor FI Caird, University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.

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Clinical geriatrics
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