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Editorial
. 2013 Feb;70(2):156-7.
doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.772.

The benefits of exercise in Parkinson disease

Liana S Rosenthal, E Ray Dorsey
Editorial

The benefits of exercise in Parkinson disease

Liana S Rosenthal et al. JAMA Neurol. 2013 Feb.
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Publications of randomized controlled trials of exercise and Parkinson disease, 1996-2011. Databased on a MEDLINE search of Parkinson disease, Parkinson, or Parkinson’s and exercise conducted on August 21, 2012. The search was restricted to randomized controlled trials using a standardized search strategy from the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.
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