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Review
. 2016 Nov 1;188(16):1157-1165.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.151179. Epub 2016 May 24.

An update on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease

Philippe Rizek  1 , Niraj Kumar  1 , Mandar S Jog  2
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Review

An update on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease

Philippe Rizek et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Mandar Jog reports honoraria from Merz Pharmaceuticals, Allergan and AbbVie; and grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute, AGE-WELL Networks of Centres of Excellence, Merz Pharmaceuticals and Boston Scientific. He occasionally serves on advisory boards of Allergan, Boston Scientific, AbbVie and Merz Pharmaceuticals. No other competing interests were declared.

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