Experience with continuous levodopa enteral infusion (Duodopa®)in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease in a secondary level hospital
✍ Scribed by D. Santos-García; M. Macías; M. Llaneza; L. Fuster-Sanjurjo; A. Echarri-Piudo; S. Belmonte; S. Blanco
- Book ID
- 119649252
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2173-5808
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