Vitamin B6 in Clinical Neurology
ALLAN L. BERNSTEIN,
Corresponding Author
ALLAN L. BERNSTEIN
Department of Neurology Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Hayward, California 94545
aAddress for correspondence: Allan L. Bernstein, M.D., Department of Neurology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 27400 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA 94545.Search for more papers by this authorALLAN L. BERNSTEIN,
Corresponding Author
ALLAN L. BERNSTEIN
Department of Neurology Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Hayward, California 94545
aAddress for correspondence: Allan L. Bernstein, M.D., Department of Neurology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 27400 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA 94545.Search for more papers by this author
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