The subacute levodopa test for evaluating long-duration response in parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Prof Aldo Quattrone; Mario Zappia; Umberto Aguglia; Damiano Branca; Rosanna Colao; Rita Montesanti; Giuseppe Nicoletti; Antonio Palmieri; Giuseppe Parlato; Milena Rizzo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 673 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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