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Is Parkinson's disease the new cancer?
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.336
Subject(s) - disease , parkinson's disease , medicine , disease management , psychology , pathology
Parkinson's disease is the focus of considerable research. Mark Greener examines some trends in research that may improve the management of this debilitating disease. The growing appreciation of the complex pathology suggests that our understanding of Parkinson's disease may need to undergo a ‘fundamental conceptual change’ to deliver the treatments needed by patients.