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Diagnosing Parkinson’s Disease: The Patient Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Teneille E. Gofton*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Movement Disorders Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Mandar Jog
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Movement Disorders Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
*
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario339 Windemere Road, Room A10-026, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada.
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Abstract

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Type
Peer Reviewed Letter
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2008

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