Use of a VA Pharmacy Database to Screen for Areas at High Risk for Disease: Parkinson's Disease and Exposure to Pesticides

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-38

  Yesavage, Jerome A ^a,b,c   Sheikh, J ^a,b   Noda, A ^b   Murphy, G ^b   O'Hara, R ^b   Hierholzer, R ^c,d   Battista, M ^c,d   Ashford, J W ^a   Kraemer, H C ^b   Tinklenberg, J ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Parkinson's disease; Pesticides; Pharmacy database

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; DATABASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; ODDS RATIO; PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY; PESTICIDES; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VETERANS;

EID: 10744227381     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988703258672     Document Type: Article

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