Differential effects of levodopa on dopaminergic function in early and advanced Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by Richard Torstenson; Per Hartvig; Bengt Långström; Göran Westerberg; Dr. Joakim Tedroff
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 704 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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