Can falls be prevented in Parkinson's disease?

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 661-

  Albanese, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; BRADYKINESIA; EDITORIAL; FALLING; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREMOR;

EID: 34347268117     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.108324     Document Type: Editorial

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