Cross-sectional survey of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism in a rural area of the United Kingdom

Movement Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 995-998

  Hobson, Peter ^a   Gallacher, John ^a   Meara, Jolyon ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parkinson's disease; Parkinsonism; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 26444511229     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20489     Document Type: Article

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