The use of entacapone in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease: 2 years’ experience
✍ Scribed by C. Paci; S. Sanguigni; T. Carboni; R. Gobbato; L. Curatola
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 30 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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