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Theme: Parkinson's Disease - Special Report

The management of Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Catherine Dotchin Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Elderly Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH, UK; Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle, NE4 5PL, UK; Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Elderly Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH, UK; Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle, NE4 5PL, UK
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Richard Walker Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Elderly Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH, UK; Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Elderly Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH, UK. [email protected]
Pages 661-666 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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