Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 362-369 , November 2006

Dropping the Bomb: The Experience of Being Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.10.012

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 362-369 , November 2006

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