Epidemiologic observations on Parkinson's disease: Incidence and mortality in a prospective study of middle-aged men

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1044-1050

  Morens, D M ^a,b   Davis, J W ^a,c   Grandinetti, A ^a,d   Ross, G W ^e,f   Popper, J S ^e   White, L R ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Hawai'i Osteoporosis Center   (United States)

^d East West Center   (United States)

^e Honolulu Asia Aging Study   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029935219     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.4.1044     Document Type: Article

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