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Romberg's test no longer stands up
- Correspondence to Professor Martin R Turner, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, West Wing Level 6, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; martin.turner{at}ndcn.ox.ac.uk
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Romberg's test no longer stands up
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- Accepted January 30, 2016
- First published March 7, 2016.
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July 14, 2016
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