Body mass index does not change before Parkinson's disease onset

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 965-968

  Ragonese, P ^a   D'Amelio, M ^a   Callari, G ^a   Di Benedetto, N ^a   Palmeri, B ^a   Mazzola, M A ^a   Terruso, V ^a   Salemi, G ^a   Savettieri, G ^a   Aridon, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropometrical measures; Body mass index; Case control study; Epidemiology; Parkinson's disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COFFEE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARKINSON DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 49549083723     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02236.x     Document Type: Article

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