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The effect of different dosing regimens of levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone on plasma levodopa concentrations

✍ Scribed by Kimmo Ingman; Tarja Naukkarinen; Mikko Vahteristo; Irja Korpela; Mikko Kuoppamäki; Juha Ellmén

Publisher
Springer
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
341 KB
Volume
68
Category
Article
ISSN
0031-6970

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