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Parkinson's Disease

References

American Parkinson's Disease association Home Page. http://www.apdaparkinson.org/user/AboutParkinson.asp. Accessed: October 2007.

The National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. Web site. Available at: http://www.parkinson.org/. Accessed: October 2007.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Web site. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/parkinsons_disease.htm Accessed: October 2007.

Parkinson's Disease Foundation Web site. Available at: http://www.pdf.org/. Accessed: October 2007.

American Academy of Family Physicians Home Page. Parkinson's Disease. http://www.aafp.org/afp/990415ap/990415a.html. Accessed: October 2007.

Aminoff MJ. Parkinson's Disease and Other Extrapyramidal Disorders. In Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Isselbacher, and others, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 14th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1998: 2356-2363.

Nelson MV, Berchou RC, et al. Parkinson's Disease. Dipiro JT, Albert RL, et al. In: Pharmacotherapy. A Pathophysiologic Approach. 6th ed. Connecticut: Appleton & Lange; 2005: pages 1075-1086.

Hristova AH, Koller C. Early Parkinson's Disease: What is the Best Approach to Treatment? Drugs Aging 2000; 17(3):165-181.

Michael J. Fox Foundation Web site. Available at: http://www.michaeljfox.org/ Accessed: October 2007.

Young R. Update on Parkinson's Disease. American Family Physician Web site. Available at: http://www.aafp.org/afp/990415ap/2155.html. Accessed: October 2007.

Brain and Nervous System. In Klag MJ, Lawrence RS, Davis AR, Niparko JK, eds. Johns Hopkins Family Health Book. New York: Harper Collins; 1999.

Olanow CW, Watts RL, Koller WC. Treatment guidelines: an algorithm for the management of Parkinson's disease.Neurology 2001; 56(Suppl 5):S1-S88.

Standaert DG, Young AB. Treatment of Parkinson?s Disease. Goodman and Gilman?s -The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics -11th ed. McGraw & Hill; 2006: pages 533-538.

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Parkinson?s Action Network. Available at: http://www.parkinsonaction.org/ Accessed: October 2007.

Clinical Pharmacology. Gold Standard. http://www.clinicalpharmacology-ip.com. Accessed: October 2007.

Facts and Comparisons 4.0. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. http://factsandcomparisons.com. Accessed: October 2007.

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