Unrecognized Parkinsonism in acute care medical patients receiving neurological consultations [3]

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 94-95

  Friedman, Joseph H ^a   Skeete, Rachel ^a   Fernandez, Hubert H ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; TREMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037240301     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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