Levodopa equivalence units calculation in Parkinson's disease;Cálculo de unidades de equivalencia de levodopa en enfermedad de Parkinson

Archivos de Neurociencias

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-119

  Cervantes Arriaga, Amin ^a   Rodríguez Violante, Mayela ^a   Villar Velarde, Alejandra ^a   Corona, Teresa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Levodopa equivalent daily dose; Levodopa equivalents; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 70350161690     PISSN: 01874705     EISSN: 01874705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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