Occupation, education, and Parkinson's disease: A case-control study in an Italian population

Movement Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-206

  Rocca, Walter A ^f   Anderson, Dallas W ^a   Meneghini, Francesca ^b   Grigoletto, Francesco ^b   Morgante, Letterio ^c   Reggio, Arturo ^d   Savettieri, Giovanni ^e   Di Perri, Raoul ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Education; Occupation; Parkinson's disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029943743     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870110214     Document Type: Article

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