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. 2012 Oct 24;64(4):427. doi: 10.3138/ptc.64.4.cochrane

What Does the Cochrane Collaboration Say about Rehabilitation for Individuals with Parkinson Disease?

PMCID: PMC3484915  PMID: 23997399

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