Both the body and brain benefit from exercise: potential win-win for Parkinson's disease patients

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. 2011 Mar;26(4):607.

doi: 10.1002/mds.23726.

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Daniel Weintraub et al. Mov Disord. 2011 Mar.

. 2011 Mar;26(4):607.

doi: 10.1002/mds.23726.

¹ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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