History of instruments and technology in the clinical neurosciences: 1. A new column for Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
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Authors
- Douglas John Lanska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-7695)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0964704x.2026.2726436
- Primary Topic
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00