A definition of 'on': Patient diaries compared to the UPDRS

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 99-101

  Charles, P D ^a   Esper, G J ^a   Davis, T L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Parkinson's disease; UPDRS

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; SELEGILINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033197947     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8020(99)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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