Timing the initiation of treatment in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 615-

  Grosset, Donald G ^a   Schapira, Anthony H ^b  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLION; BRADYKINESIA; DISEASE COURSE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EDITORIAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGIDITY; TREMOR; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; DOPAMINE;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; BASAL GANGLIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOPAMINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 44449157222     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.144741     Document Type: Editorial

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