Time for comprehensive care networks for Parkinson's disease

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-22

  Hass, Chris J ^a   Okun, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 72049120375     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70331-X     Document Type: Letter

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