Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 12-14 , January 2009

A nationwide population study of severe head injury and Parkinson's disease

Received 23 August 2007 ,Revised 21 November 2007 ,Accepted 6 February 2008.

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PII: S1353-8020(08)00052-7

doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.02.004

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 12-14 , January 2009

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