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Parkinson’s disease and 2009: recent advances

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This short review summarises the PD related research published in the Journal of Neurology in 2009.

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DPB is supported by a Raymond and Beverley Sackler studentship and the Big Lottery Fund/Parkinson’s UK.

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Breen, D.P., Barker, R.A. Parkinson’s disease and 2009: recent advances. J Neurol 257, 1224–1228 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5555-y

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