Essays

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Why Parkinson's Disease Patients Should Not Go to the Emergency Room, by Joseph H. Friedman, M.D. (Educational Supplement #16, Copyright American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. 1995). For other PD articles, see the APDA website.

Hospitalization of a Parkinson Patient, by Joseph H. Friedman, M.D. (Educational Supplement # 5, Copyright American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. 1995). For other PD articles, see the APDA website.

Dr. Friedman is the co-author of Taking Charge: Good Medical Care for the Elderly and How to Get It, ISBN 13 978-0-97-798370-4, published in 2006 by Old Mission Press.