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. 2014 Oct 23;1(4):388-389.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12067. eCollection 2014 Dec.

Dramatic Improvement of Parkinsonism While Dancing Tango

Sergio Alejandro Rodríguez-Quiroga  1 , Roberto Daniel Rey  1 , Tomoko Arakaki  1 , Nélida Susana Garretto  1
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Dramatic Improvement of Parkinsonism While Dancing Tango

Sergio Alejandro Rodríguez-Quiroga et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Parkinson disease; gait disturbance; quality of life; rehabilitation; tango.

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