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Heart valve abnormalities in Parkinson’s disease treated with dopamine agonists

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Bareš, M., Rektorová, I., Krajčovičová, L. et al. Heart valve abnormalities in Parkinson’s disease treated with dopamine agonists. J Neurol 255, 1596 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0972-x

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