This Mirror Image Study, at a specialised clinic, has shown a significant reduction in days spent in Hospital.
Individual features of the sample include sex and age difference in the sub-groups for dosage, duration of treatment and anti-Parkinsonian medication.
Preliminary cost-effectiveness analysis has been reported.
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