Comparison of subcutaneous apomorphine versus dispersible madopar latency and effect duration in parkinson's disease patients: A double-blind single-dose study

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-167

  Merello, M ^a   Pikielny, R ^a   Cammarota, A ^a   Leiguarda, R ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

'On off' periods; Apomorphine; Dispersible Madopar; Motor fluctuation; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; BRITAJECT; LEVODOPA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; ON OFF PHENOMENON; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030946523     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002826-199704000-00008     Document Type: Article

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