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Long-term effect of robot-assisted treadmill walking reduces freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease patients: a pilot study

Authors: Michael T. Barbe, Franka Cepuran, Martin Amarell, Eckhard Schoenau, Lars Timmermann

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2013

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Title: Long-term effect of robot-assisted treadmill walking reduces freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease patients: a pilot study
Authors: Michael T. Barbe
Franka Cepuran
Martin Amarell
Eckhard Schoenau
Lars Timmermann
Publication date: 01-01-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6703-3

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