Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 25-33 , January 2005

Temporal variability of gait in Parkinson disease: effectsof a rehabilitation programme based on rhythmic sound cues

Received 12 March 2004 ,Revised 16 June 2004 ,Accepted 1 September 2004.

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