Pathological gambling in Parkinson's disease

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7598, 2007, Pages 810-811

  Wong, Sui H ^a   Steiger, Malcolm J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ENTACAPONE; LEVODOPA; NALMEFENE; SELEGILINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPULSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DOPAMINE AGONISTS; GAMBLING; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 34247637105     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39176.363958.80     Document Type: Editorial

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