Do neurologists make a difference in Parkinson disease care?

Neurology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 814-815

  Burke, James F ^a,c   Albin, Roger L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; FEMALE; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 80055066483     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31822b0118     Document Type: Editorial

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