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. 2020 Aug:77:20.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

May Parkinson's disease be a protective factor against CNS involvement by SARS-CoV2?

F Spina Tensini  1 , T Spina Tensini  2 , G L Franklin  3 , H A G Teive  3
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May Parkinson's disease be a protective factor against CNS involvement by SARS-CoV2?

F Spina Tensini et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Coronavirus; Parkinson; covid19.

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