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Editorial
. 2007 Apr 21;334(7598):810-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39176.363958.80.

Pathological gambling in Parkinson's disease

Sui H Wong, Malcolm J Steiger
Editorial

Pathological gambling in Parkinson's disease

Sui H Wong et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Patients often are in substantial debt before the problem is recognised

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: MJS has received financial support from GlaxoSmith Kline the manufacturers of ropinirole to attend several conferences; MJS acts as an adviser and is involved in clinical research trials for Schwarz Pharma, the manufacturer of rotigotine.

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