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Functional dysautonomia: A valid clinical entity or pseudo-science?

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Okada, F., Minoshita, S. Functional dysautonomia: A valid clinical entity or pseudo-science?. Clinical Autonomic Research 4, 189–190 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01826185

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