Benefits of monitoring plasma levodopa in Parkinson's disease patients with drug-induced chorea
β Scribed by Dr Jacob I. Sage; Margery H. Mark; Denise M. McHale; Patricia K. Sonsalla; Dawn Vitagliano
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 552 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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