Doppler ultrasonographic examination of the leg veins of patients with Parkinson disease

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 338-

  Burbridge, Brent E ^a   Wallace, J Kirk ^a   Rajput, Ali ^a   McCulloch, Linda ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leg; Parkinson disease; Ultrasonography, doppler, duplex; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033185684     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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