Sonographic characterisation of tissue changes associated with infused apomorphine hydrochloride: A case series

Ultrasound

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-159

  Edwards, Hazel ^a   Poltawski, Leo ^a   Todd, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermal thickness; Focal and diffuse Tissue changes; Panniculitis; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649104950     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174313408X320914     Document Type: Article

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